LynnBlakeGolf Forums - View Single Post - Air-time Thread: Air-time View Single Post #71 11-15-2010, 09:47 AM airair Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Norway Posts: 5,930 Originally Posted by Daryl A machine is more than the sum of it's parts. It's a means of using "Mechanical Advantage". Mechanical Advantage is the factor by which a mechanism multiplies the force applied to it. The 24 components are just the "Parts". What they do...some create force, others apply mechanical Advantage. The Arms and Hands don't substitute for the force generated by the Pivot, they multiply it. That is the Machine Concept. I'm glad you are willing to hold me by the hand as this journey continues. BTW - which ones create force and which ones apply mechanical advantage? __________________ Air Last edited by airair : 11-15-2010 at 11:10 AM. airair View Public Profile Send a private message to airair Find all posts by airair