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What Is Pressure?
What Is Pressure?
Why can you walk on snow with snowshoes but sink without them? Same force (your weight), but spread over a bigger area = less pressure! High heels can damage floors because all your weight is concentrated on a tiny area. Pressure = how concentrated a force is.
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Which formula correctly defines pressure?
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