fulcrum
![Example of a fulcrum.](../../images20/fulcrum_example.jpg)
The fulcrum is the point about which a lever pivots. Its use in the principle of moments was recognized Archimedes, who is reputed to have said: "Give me a firm place on which to stand and I will move the Earth."
The fulcrum is the point about which a lever pivots. Its use in the principle of moments was recognized Archimedes, who is reputed to have said: "Give me a firm place on which to stand and I will move the Earth."