Fulcrum

Real World Example

Imagine trying to lift a heavy sofa by yourself, only to find it nearly impossible to budge. This scenario is similar to using a lever, where the sofa is like an object you want to move, and the ground acts as the fulcrum, or the fixed point that doesn't move. Just as you would use a crowbar with a fixed pivot point to lift the sofa more easily, the fulcrum in a lever system provides the stable point necessary to efficiently redirect your effort into moving something heavy with less force.