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Cake day: June 5th, 2023

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  • Allow me to make a hackneyed code block diagram

     • <- rotational center
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     +👈<<<  <- pounds (force applied at radius)
     ⇡
     feet (distance from center)
    

    Because the final unit is a combined feet×lbs, it’s subject to the commutative property of multiplication. For example, 89 foot-pounds of torque is equivalent to 89 pounds of force at 1 foot away from the rotational center, or 1 pound of force 89ft away from the rotational center.

    I typically imagine it by putting a weight of x pounds at the end of a 1ft wrench held perfectly level, idk.