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  2. Lever - Wikipedia

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    As the lever rotates around the fulcrum, points further from this pivot move faster than points closer to the pivot. Therefore, a force applied to a point further from the pivot must be less than the force located at a point closer in, because power is the product of force and velocity. [8]

  3. Ackermann steering geometry - Wikipedia

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    The steering pivot points [clarification needed] are joined by a rigid bar called the tie rod, which can also be part of the steering mechanism, in the form of a rack and pinion for instance. With perfect Ackermann, at any angle of steering, the centre point of all of the circles traced by all wheels will lie at a common point.

  4. Pivot point - Wikipedia

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    Pivot point may refer to: Pivot point, the center point of any rotational system such as a lever system; the center of percussion of a rigid body; or pivot in ice skating or a pivot turn in dancing; Pivot point (technical analysis), a time when a market price trend changes direction

  5. Pivot - Wikipedia

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    Pivot point (stock market), a price point in the financial, commodity, and securities markets; Pivot (card game), a casual card game released by Wizards of the Coast in 1998; Kakekotoba, or pivot word, a technique in Japanese poetry; Bernard Pivot (1935–2024), French journalist "The Geographical Pivot of History" by H.J. Mackinder

  6. Pendulum - Wikipedia

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    "Simple gravity pendulum" model assumes no friction or air resistance. A pendulum is a device made of a weight suspended from a pivot so that it can swing freely. [1] When a pendulum is displaced sideways from its resting, equilibrium position, it is subject to a restoring force due to gravity that will accelerate it back toward the equilibrium position.

  7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    The word "pressed" connotes a certain weight put on someone. It could mean being upset or stressed to the point that something lives in your mind "rent-free," as Black Twitter might say. Or, in ...

  8. Center of percussion - Wikipedia

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    The center of percussion is the point on an extended massive object attached to a pivot where a perpendicular impact will produce no reactive shock at the pivot. . Translational and rotational motions cancel at the pivot when an impulsive blow is struck at the center

  9. The Best and Worst Songs from 1985 (According to Our Editors)

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    Ronald Reagan was president. The Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S., along with the Sony Walkman. The Titanic wreckage was discovered. The ill-fated New Coke made its debut. So ...