There are three types of levers.
- there is first class levers were the fulcrum is in the middle and the load and effort are on the sides.
- also there is second class levers were the load is in the middle and the effort and fulcrum are either of the sides.
- last but not least there is third class the effort is in the middle and the fulcrum and load are on any side. :)
first class
second class
and third class
class 1 lever like a fork or hammer. class 2 lever like a nut-cracker or a door.. and a class 3 lever such as tweezers, or a Golf club...