deck cantilever: Decks, Diving Boards and Cannon Balls
- 10/10/13 09:26 PM
I would suspect anyone over the age of five is familiar with a diving board. A springy plank meant to propel the swimmer high into the air for a splash landing in the pool. Looking at a diving board, it's a simple and ancient design, essentially a lever and fulcrum. A lever is arguably one of the oldest tools known to humankind. By setting a sturdy tree limb atop a rock, placing one end of the branch under the object to be moved and then applying force to the opposite end of the limb, the force exerted can be multiplied. In … (27 comments)
I would suspect anyone over the age of five is familiar with a diving board. A springy plank meant to propel the swimmer high into the air for a splash landing in the pool. Looking at a diving board, it's a simple and ancient design, essentially a lever and fulcrum.
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