Eli5 How do jacks work?

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How does a little 50 lb tool lift a 900 lb object with just a few light pumps?

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Your weak arm is using a long lever to pump tiny amounts of fluid per pump into a cylinder with considerablt larger diameter than the pumping piston. Leverage, via hydraulics.

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