: Why do we have more force with an object when it’s longer (for example bending metal with a long metal stick that is a few meters away)

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: Why do we have more force with an object when it’s longer (for example bending metal with a long metal stick that is a few meters away)

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The term that you are describing is a moment. It equals force times distance. The further the distance where force is applied, the larger the moment.

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