: 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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It’s because you’re no longer trying to push it, you’re trying to twist it. This means that you’re using torque, not a force. Torque is the force multiplied by the distance so it inherently changes as you move closer or further.
A good thing to keep in mind is that rotating things behaves differently than pushing them. You’ll run into stuff like this a lot.
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