Pressure

Real World Example

Imagine trying to carry a heavy grocery bag with a thin handle that digs painfully into your hand. This discomfort arises because the weight of the groceries is concentrated on a small area of your hand, similar to how pressure works as the force exerted per unit area. Just as a broader handle would distribute the weight over a larger area and reduce the pain, increasing the area over which a force is applied decreases the pressure, exemplifying the principle that pressure is the amount of force divided by the area over which it's applied.