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[QUOTE]Originally posted by jedwards
[B][COLOR=red][oink]Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. Horsepower is defined as work done over time aka Power (not necessarily in a rotation).
Torque is the "Force" vector component that acts to 'rotate something'.
[B][COLOR=red][oink]Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate. Horsepower is defined as work done over time aka Power (not necessarily in a rotation).
Torque is the "Force" vector component that acts to 'rotate something'.
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From: This is not my house!
Originally posted by PeaceLove&S2K
It's more than just force though. Torque, calculated as r x F (r "cross" F, where r - radius, F - force) so give the same amount of force (and same direction), the further the force is applied from the center of rotation it is applied, the greater the torque.
It's more than just force though. Torque, calculated as r x F (r "cross" F, where r - radius, F - force) so give the same amount of force (and same direction), the further the force is applied from the center of rotation it is applied, the greater the torque.
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From: This is not my house!
Originally posted by brantshali
As far as I'm concerned, every moment that I breathe I'm doing work...
As far as I'm concerned, every moment that I breathe I'm doing work...
I kow your kidding but a HS phsics teacher said it best when he described 3 guys moving sand bags. One guy lifted them 3 feet and gave them to another guy who carried them at waist level for a mile and handed them to another guy who carried them down a 30 foot ladder.
the first guy does almost all the work. the second guy did very little and the third.... does less than no work, it's negative work.
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