Applications Of Moments

Moments play a vital role in our life, because

there are many situations that occur
everyday, that involve the concept of
moments.
A seesaw has a pivot in the middle, and if the
2 people on either side have an equal weight
and are sitting an equal distance from the
seesaw pivot the seesaw will be balanced.
This happens because the total clockwise
moment is balanced by the total anticlockwise moment.
Also, cranes that lift heavy building materials
have a horizontal arm called the jib, which
acts as the lever. Concrete blocks and other
materials are placed at the end of the jib in
order to prevent the crane from toppling
over. They act as a counterweight at the end
of the jib.
Moreover, when removing a tin lid, you have
to apply more force and keep a big distance
away from the tin, to create a bigger moment
and open the tin easily. The same concept
applies if youre using a hammer to remove a
nail from the wood.
Finally, if youre cutting a piece of string with
scissors, you have to use more effort (force)

and distance from the pivot of the scissors;

therefore you can cut the string quicker and
much easier.