The Lever and Incline Plane of Ancient Times

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Did you know that the most of the six simple machines were used in ancient times? As a matter of fact, all of them were. Before I tell you about that, I should introduce the names of all six simple machines. The six simple machines are incline plane, the wedge, the screw, the lever, the wheel and axel, and the pulley. I have chosen to research, the incline plane and the lever. Now I will tell you some more information on these two topics.

The first simple machine that I have chosen to research is the incline plane. The incline plane was used in ancient Egypt. The reason why this simple machine was used then was because the Egyptians used the incline plane or the ramp to help carry blocks while making pyramids. The ramp was a much easier way to carry blocks in this manner because of this example. If you had to carry something up a ladder, it would be much difficult than if you had to carry something up a ramp. With this example it would be much easier to give this simple machine a definition, so an incline plane is basically a sloped edge and one end is taller than the other. Another ample of this simple machine is a pyramid. Did you notice that it was sloped? It’s not really a machine used but it is an inclined plane other inclined planes ore door stops and roller coasters. They are either sloped or slanted and they are both used in various ways. If you do not quite understand this simple machine, I have a good example that might help you understand. Do you ever watch television and you see cars trying to do different tricks, when you see them jumping off of what they call a ramp, that is actually one of simple machines that is called a inclined plane. So now you know that the inclined plane isn’t only used now...

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...and not even know that it was a lever. The next time you hold something, you should ask yourself if it is a lever and that should show you how common the lever really is.

In conclusion, the two simple machines that I have chosen to research which are the inclined plane and the lever have more usage than I thought. I knew that they were both used in ancient times but I am glad because I now know where they were used in ancient times and how they were used in ancient times. I now know more about the 6 simple machines then I did before. Even though my main focus was about the inclined plane ant the lever, when you look things up for topics like this, it is hard not to stop and look at the other related topics.

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