Thursday, October 28, 2010

Simple Machines. In my home?!?? Really? I guess so!

Hmmm... so the idea of simple machines has always sounded so foreign to me.
I get the simple...easy... not complex and I understand machine...a device. However, I have never really thought of how my own home was a house to so many of these simple machines.


Levers, inclined planes, pulleys, screws, wedges, wheels-n-axles, oh my! The possiblities are endless.


After doing a little investigating, I found the following simple machines in my home:


Lever
When used for yanking, erghh, I mean pulling a nail out from the wall... a hammer is much like a lever.
















Pulley
The mechanism used to open/close and raise/lower blinds makes blinds a type of pulley.


Screw


The ability for a light bulb to be secured in a fixture, makes it an example of a screw.














Wedges

Forks and knives are simple machines (wedges) that help us on the daily.


Wheel-n-axle

Lastly, a car, is a prime example of a simple machine that helps me and my family get around and enjoy places.








So as you can see, and as I have discovered, simple machines are everywhere. They vary in size and complexity but the purpose of these tools remains the same... to make work easier!
Nevermore will I overlook or devalue these items again.

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