Esmont is a historic home located near Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built about 1818, and is a two-story, three bay, square structure in the Jeffersonian style. It has a double pile, central passage plan.
These three simple machines all alter force in such a way that it makes it easier to move an object. You might not have noticed, but we use these simple machines all the time. Every time you sweep the floor with a broom you're using a type of lever.
exists and is an alternate of . A lever is a simple machine, which can be part of more complex mechanical devices. The basic lever consists of a stiff bar or rod placed across a support structure called a fulcrum. Using the lever, an applied force can be multiplied.