To maintain the gloss and beauty of this type of tile, you need to clean, sweep and mop the floor daily. 4. Porcelain tiles share a lot of the positive characteristics of ceramic kitchen floor tiles. Furthermore, this kind of tile is quite durable and scratch resistant.
fulcrum â(plural fulcrums or fulcra). ( 1 mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots. 2  It is possible to flick food across the table using your fork as a lever and your finger as a fulcrum.
A first-class lever the fulcrum is located between the force pushing down- the input force-(on a see-saw that would be the person going down) and the output force (the person going up). A wheel barrow is an example of a second-class lever. In a second class lever, the resistance is located between the effort and the fulcrum. The input force would be the handles, where you need to pull up in order to lift the weight in the barrow. The fulcrum located on the axle of the front wheel. A baseball bat is an example of a third-class lever. In a third class lever the effort is between the fulcrum and the resistance. In the case of a baseball bat, you exert effort by swinging the bat at the handle. The heavier part of the bat is the resistance. In this case, the force at the end of the bat is actually reduced, but the speed is increased.