menu
Qammunity.org
Login
Register
My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites
Why are the handles long and blades short for metal-cutting shears physics question?
Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Ask a Question
Why are the handles long and blades short for metal-cutting shears physics question?
asked
Feb 25, 2019
72.9k
views
2
votes
Why are the handles long and blades short for metal-cutting shears physics question?
Physics
high-school
LBarret
asked
by
LBarret
7.9k
points
answer
comment
share this
share
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
Please
log in
or
register
to answer this question.
1
Answer
5
votes
It allows for more precision whilst cutting. The handles allow for more grip, and the short blades make for more accuracy. (With less danger of ricocheting)
Pnezis
answered
Mar 4, 2019
by
Pnezis
8.5k
points
ask related question
comment
share this
0 Comments
Please
log in
or
register
to add a comment.
← Prev Question
Next Question →
Related questions
asked
Jan 11, 2021
14.9k
views
Tin shears have longer handles than the scissors used to cut cloth why
Tayllan
asked
Jan 11, 2021
by
Tayllan
8.3k
points
Physics
high-school
1
answer
1
vote
14.9k
views
asked
Mar 1, 2024
165k
views
Thinning hair using a sliding movement, with the blades of the shears partially opened, in order to reduce volume and create movement is:
Olee
asked
Mar 1, 2024
by
Olee
7.7k
points
Biology
high-school
1
answer
1
vote
165k
views
asked
Feb 8, 2024
177k
views
Why do tin snips, designed for cutting metal, have long handles and short blades?
Kunal Batra
asked
Feb 8, 2024
by
Kunal Batra
7.8k
points
Physics
high-school
1
answer
0
votes
177k
views
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.
9.4m
questions
12.2m
answers
Categories
All categories
Mathematics
(3.7m)
History
(955k)
English
(903k)
Biology
(716k)
Chemistry
(440k)
Physics
(405k)
Social Studies
(564k)
Advanced Placement
(27.5k)
SAT
(19.1k)
Geography
(146k)
Health
(283k)
Arts
(107k)
Business
(468k)
Computers & Tech
(195k)
French
(33.9k)
German
(4.9k)
Spanish
(174k)
Medicine
(125k)
Law
(53.4k)
Engineering
(74.2k)
Other Questions
At sea level, water boils at 100 degrees celcius and methane boiled at -161 degrees celcius. Which of these substances has a stronger force of attraction between its particles? Explain your answer
Physical properties of minerals graphic organizer
A snowball is launched horizontally from the top of a building at v = 16.9 m/s. If it lands d = 44 meters from the bottom, how high (in m) was the building?
Twitter
WhatsApp
Facebook
Reddit
LinkedIn
Email
Link Copied!
Copy
Search Qammunity.org