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A Popsicle stick is easier to break of you apply pressure on its flat surface,however if you change the orientation of the popsicle stick so its no longer flat(popsicle stick is no longer lying on its flat surface but is now lying on its "thinner" surface), it becomes much harder to break.
(i hope this made sense)
I've read articles that imply that there is a distribution of tension throughout the Popsicle stick depending on its orientation.
My Questions are:
1.Why is the popsicle stick easier to break on its flat surface?
2.What law of physics explains this?
3.Can all(most) physical objects be interpreted as a chunk of atoms with spring forces acting on each other?(i've read in physics simulation books that most physics can be modeled by springs and I'm wondering if that's the case for real objects as well )
(i hope this made sense)
I've read articles that imply that there is a distribution of tension throughout the Popsicle stick depending on its orientation.
My Questions are:
1.Why is the popsicle stick easier to break on its flat surface?
2.What law of physics explains this?
3.Can all(most) physical objects be interpreted as a chunk of atoms with spring forces acting on each other?(i've read in physics simulation books that most physics can be modeled by springs and I'm wondering if that's the case for real objects as well )
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