# The Principle of Leverage

**Knowledge ID**: 9349

## Description

The Principals of Leverage

Inside Duvencrune's Statue foundation of a flint that had been stuck in the neck of the Statue of the Duvencrune was successful.
It was possible to apply force easily by using a support point that held the object against it, an action point on which it was placed, and a force point that applied force to the other side.
However, if the distance between the force point and the support point is longer than the distance between the action point and the support point, a greater force is applied.