ench. why is it better to hold the hammer with the handle down rather than with the head down? Explain in terms of inertia.
2006-09-05 14:42:33 · 5 answers · asked by nico v 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
soak the head in a bucket of water over night . hitting the hammer handle will drive the head further down the handle to a larger section of the handle but soaking last longer unless the handle is fiberglass or metal.
2006-09-05 14:50:27 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The head of the hammer weighs, maybe, 14 oz. When you bang the hammer down handle first and it abruptly stops on the top of the workbench,the 14 oz. of loose hammer head keeps moving (inertia) until the friction of the wooden hammer handle is high enough to stop the downward movement of the head. Same concept as turning your shampoo upside down and hitting it against your hand to stop the shampoo container, but the loose shampoo falls by inertia to the bottom.
2006-09-05 14:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
a object in motion stays in motion? Maybe if you hold it with the head down, it'll break the bench? Like the head of the hammar would fall off and crash into the bench?
2006-09-05 14:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
John V gave you the answer right there. You can close your question to more answers right now. He even gave you a great comparison w/ the shampoo bottle.
2006-09-05 14:51:13 · answer #4 · answered by mcclean5552 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u can also do this against a concret surface.
yes its easier cuz u would hit your fingers just whack it holding handle with head down a couple times this should do it straight down
2006-09-05 14:51:02 · answer #5 · answered by Elaine F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋