by Midnighttoker on April 6th, 2011

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Archemedes said, "Give me a lever long enough, i'll move the world".
Using the Moon as a fulcrum, how long a lever would a man need?

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by hornetblack on April 6th, 2011
I heard the answer on a show called QI. It turns out that using the shortest lever possible. Archimedes would have needed a leaver many light years long.
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