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SETH RIAN M.

VIRTUDEZ
IGPIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

GRADE V-JUST
MRS.RAZEL M.DABLIO

Bicycle
A bicycle,is an example of wheel and axle often called a bike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having
two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A bicycle rider is called a cyclist, or bicyclist.
Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe and as of 2003, more than 1 billion have been produced worldwide, twice as many as the
number of automobiles that have been produced.[2] They are the principal means of transportation in many regions. They also provide a popular form
of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children's toys, general fitness, military and police applications, courier services, and bicycle racing.
The basic shape and configuration of a typical upright, or safety bicycle, has changed little since the first chain-driven model was developed around
1885.[3][4][5] But many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern materials and computer-aided design. These have allowed for
a proliferation of specialized designs for many types of cycling.
The bicycle's invention has had an enormous effect on society, both in terms of culture and of advancing modern industrial methods. Several
components that eventually played a key role in the development of the automobile were initially invented for use in the bicycle, including ball
bearings, pneumatic tires, chain-driven sprockets, and tension-spoked wheels.[6]

Wheel and axle

The wheel and axle is one of six simple machines identified by Renaissance scientists drawing from Greek texts on technology.[1]The wheel and axle
is generally considered to be a wheel attached to an axle so that these two parts rotate together in which a force is transferred from one to the other.
In this configuration a hinge, or bearing, supports the rotation of the axle.
Hero of Alexandria identified the wheel and axle as one of the six simple machines used to lift weights.[2] This is thought to have been in the form
of windlass which consists of a crank or pulley connected to a cylindrical barrel that provides mechanical advantage to wind up a rope and lift a load
such as a bucket from of well.[3]
This system is a version of the lever with loads applied tangentially to the perimiter of the wheel and axle, respectively, that are balanced around the
hinge, which is the fulcrum. The mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle is the ratio of the distances from the fulcrum to the applied loads, or
what is the same thing the ratio of the radial dimensions of the wheel and axle.[4]

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