what i mean is like...is it a simple machine...like 1,2,3 class levers
2007-11-01 12:57:19 · 2 answers · asked by Margie J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
No, as it is fixed at one end (so is not used to magnify the force applied by jumping on it).
What it is is a storage device, that stores the energy you apply by jumping onto it, and then releases it - propelling you upwards. It's like a trampoline in that respect (in fact, the spanish for diving board is "trampolín").
It *is* however a "simple machine", which - in physics - is defined as a mechanism that requires the input of only one force to operate. The Work performed is the transferral of gravitational force to upwards velocity.
2007-11-01 23:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by gribbling 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is most acurately a 'cantilever beam', but that doesnt make it a lever.
it isn't a simple machine because it doesn't give a mechanical advantage.
2007-11-01 13:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Piglet O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋