AP Physics 1 & 2 Torque
II. Mechanics: Lecture 16 | 11:21 min
Torque is essentially a natural conversion between linear to radial forces. Torque is always stronger the farther from the fixed turning point you are. The best way to visualize torque is to picture a wrench undoing a tight bolt; by hand, you cant loosen it, but by applying the same force at a farther distance the bolt loosens very easily. Later on well learn about energy, which has the same units as torque (Newtons x meters, which is a Joule in energy). Please note that torque is not measured in joules, but rather newton-meters.