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Reeving Tackle

By Patricia Crawford on 2016-10-10 in Question of the Week

Mechanical Advantage Archimedes boasted “Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” An application of the same mighty principle of leverage is found in the blocks and tackles that are used to lift weights on board ship and in the construction industry. “Give […]

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