• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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    7 days ago

    Do you believe a ball is a mechanical system?

    You can have a manual input to a mechanical system. For example, pulling a lever to operate a machine.

    The typical distinction is whether it uses and translates the input through various mechanisms. Moving a shutter with your thumb is not a mechanical shutter.

    Flipping a switch or pushing a button to do same thing could be. The manual input is translated to a separate output instead of the person providing the energy directly.

    Did I explain this middle school vocabulary lesson to your satisfaction?