Two other examples are the baseball bat, and tweezers.

Drag your mouse over the two links above to see an illustration of how this type of lever works. In addition, you can drag your mouse over the moustrap photo to open a new window with a quicktime video of a mousetrap in action. Close the window to return to Sci-ber text.

In all Third class levers the Effort is between the Resistance and Fulcrum (FER).



List two third class levers of your own and identify the a) Fulcrum, b) effort and c) resistance.
1) ___________________
a.___________________
b. ___________________
c. ___________________
2) ___________________
a.___________________
b. ___________________
c. ___________________
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