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Yes, it is.
yes it is but only a lever. a wedge has at least one wedged side. as you can see a normal stapler does not.
Third class lever. Here power lies in between load and fulcrum.
Kinetic energy.
The stapler has its top and bottom joined at the hinge. Pressure applied on the top forces it against the bottom as the staple is pushed out. There is no mechanical advantage as with similar devices, such as the nutcracker.
Yes, it is.
yes it is but only a lever. a wedge has at least one wedged side. as you can see a normal stapler does not.
It has a pivot point
A stapler is a compound machine. It is made up of a lever and a wedge.
No, because the fulcrum is not in the middle
A stapler. It has a wedge and a lever.