Why it gets easier to push open a door, the further you are from the hinge?
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Same reason why it’s much easier to clip your nails squeezing the end of the top lever of a nail clipper opposed to the blade-end. More length=more leverage and torque output for the same amount of energy in.
The same physics apply for the door except now we’re factoring in the weight for the entire height of the door.
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