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Lemur [1.5K]
3 years ago
15

It is easier to drive In sharp nails in a piece of wood than the blunt ones why?

Physics
1 answer:
murzikaleks [220]3 years ago
5 0

The sharp nail has a less surface area in comparison to a blunt nail and pressure is inversely proportional to area so it is easier to Hamer a sharp  nail into a wood rather than having a blunt nail in wood


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