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People understand math in their bodies. Children use physics to balance, run, jump, and fall in order to play. But as we file into the education system, that intuitive knowledge is replaced with numbers and y=mx+b. I want to try to heal our connection to math and this universal observation of our world. To lead with curiosity and experimentation.
The mechanical world around us can be reduced to six simple machines: wedge, screw, lever, pulley, inclined plane and the wheel and axle. Each of these simple machines gives you mechanical advantage, but at a cost. I'm exploring this relationship to math and play with this series. Leverage is the first of the simple machines I will explore.