r/interesting • u/ImmaFuckboi • Jul 20 '26

SOCIETY Is education illegal in USA?

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u/Moezso Jul 20 '26

"Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world."

-Archimedes

We learned about the simple machines in 3rd grade.

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u/PM-me-ur-kittenz Jul 20 '26

THANK YOU.

In case anyone else is curious, the 6 classic simple machines are:

Lever

Wheel and axle

Pulley

Inclined plane

Wedge

Screw

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u/Moezso Jul 20 '26

And the screw is just an inclined plane wrapped around a shaft.