Apologize in advance for this post being a tad bit corny; yet, I'm still posting this here as I see some forms of Physics tied into it, AND, this matter that I'm about to write about gave me a major boost in popularity back in 5th grade.
The display of physical strength (force) is valued across cultures and eras. Similarly, a bunch of 10 year-olds in 5th grade, at a Cambridge (British) System school in Pakistan, isn't much different from this. All my classmates were astonished at the sight of me breaking into half an apple with my bare hands. To prevent allegations of deception, I'd have someone inspect the apple about to be severed and acknowledge there wasn't a cut or crack made in advance.
What my cronies didn't perceive was the fact that very little force was needed to get the job done. Instead, it was all about technique. If force is applied downwards at the upper end of the apple and channeled to opposite sides (right and left), before long, the upper end gives way and tears apart. I could post a video of this here, but it wouldn't be the same as a demonstration.
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