Why is it so easy for you to use a screw driver to loosen/tighten screws, but nearly impossible/very hard to do it with just your hand?

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Why is it so easy for you to use a screw driver to loosen/tighten screws, but nearly impossible/very hard to do it with just your hand?

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the screwdriver is providing you with leverage. it’s the same principle that Archimedes described — same reason big nail clippers easier to use then tiny ones; you’re using a big motion to concentrate your energy in a small area

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