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Concept Labs

Play with real engineering ideas. Move the sliders, watch what happens, and build intuition before you ever touch a formula.

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Right side tips down — more torque.
Left weight4
Right weight6
Fulcrum position5
20
Left torque
30
Right torque

The idea

Torque = weight × distance from the fulcrum. A lighter weight farther out can balance a heavier weight closer in — that's how a lever multiplies your force.
Background: NASA/ESA Hubble