For example, If you grip a door handle normally you can open it with ease. But why is it that it’s so much harder if you move your hand closer to the base of the handle?
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I love the door example. You can use it so easily to put rotational mechanics into perspective, torque and moment of inertia to be specific. For example: if you push a door shut close to the hinges, how much more difficult is it to get it to move and how well do you control it once it’s in motion? Conversely, what happens when you close it using the door handle and how well can you control it? Great illustration for those two important aspects that you can’t mathematically “feel”, if that makes sense.
Everyone here has pretty much answered your question, I just wanted to add that. Great question!
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