Recent content by Rodney D

Hmm, that's interesting because if you forget the scales and just hold a 15kg weight down by your side this is easy but if you try and hold it out at arms length it is difficult, why is that? I'm going to have to try my test again haha

This is the idea, I was able to hold down the lever on a set of scales with my own weight. I weighed all the components together and the started sliding the 15kg weight down the lever until it got to about 1 meter out from the scales, this had added about another 30kg to the total weight. What's...

So I have a question that I figure there is a simple equation for but I don't know what it is and when I have done some tests I see that the equation may not be a simple as I thought. Any help with find the equation to this question is much appreciated. Situation: - I have a bar that is solid...

Hi All, Keen to ask some questions and look at some of the other stuff people have got to say. Never studied physics but love the subject as a hobby! Thanks in advance to all of you for your support ;)