Why do high heels give more pressure than work boots?
2007-12-18 10:15:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Pressure is force over area. That is to say, it's how hard you're pressing divided by how much area you're pressing on. There are two ways to increase pressure: increase the amount of force or decrease the area over which the force is applied. High heels go for the second option. Because the area of a high heel that actually touches the ground is so small compared to the area of a work boot, the weight of the person wearing the shoes is focused on a much smaller area. Therefore, greater pressure. Even if a much heavier person is wearing the workboots, it's still less pressure being exerted against the ground.
I hope that helps. Good luck!
2007-12-18 10:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by Lucas C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pressure is force / area
If area goes down, then 1 / area goes up.
If a lady wears boots, then heels, the 'force' is the same: her mass * gravity -- the same no matter what she wears.
The area of a heel is much less than the area of a boot, so as the area goes down, and the force is constant, the pressure goes up.
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2007-12-18 10:22:26 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weight distribution differential
2007-12-18 10:19:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'r feet are up and so it puts more pressurer.
2007-12-18 10:30:28 · answer #4 · answered by sunhotburn 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋