E_QUEST1 Why is the fulcrum located in the middle of a see-saw?
E_QUEST2 How does a manual typewriter work?
E_QUEST3 Where is the fulcrum on a fishing rod?
D_TEXTBLOCK_TEXT The point where a <HL Topic=Lever.tpc>LEVER</HL> turns, or the support where a <HL Topic=Lever.tpc>LEVER</HL> turns is called a fulcrum. When the fulcrum is closer to the point at which the <HL Topic=Effort.tpc>EFFORT</HL> is applied than the point at which the <HL Topic=Resistance.tpc>RESISTANCE</HL> is applied, more <HL Topic=Force.tpc>FORCE</HL> is required to operate the <HL Topic=Lever.tpc>LEVER</HL>. When the fulcrum is closer to the <HL Topic=Resistance.tpc>RESISTANCE</HL> than the <HL Topic=Effort.tpc>EFFORT</HL>, less <HL Topic=Force.tpc>FORCE</HL> is required.