The ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) - ignoring internal friction - of a lever depends on the ratio of the length of the lever arm where the force is applied divided by the length of the lever are that lifts the load. The IMA of a lever can be less than or greater than 1 depending on the class of the lever.
So, does Peyton Manning, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, possess the ideal combination? According to Manningâs profile page, he is listed as 6-foot-5, 230 pounds. Manning, notoriously grew up in a football family led by his father Archie and his younger brother Eli. He has always had a big frame to him, and was groomed to be a quarterback since the day he was born.
Ben Simmons is a 6-foot-10 point guard who canât shoot. His left elbow awkwardly juts out on his jumper and makes basketball aesthetes cringe. But he also might be the most talented rookie since LeBron James. How do we resolve these seemingly divergent bits of information in todayâs three-happy NBA?