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n0t4c|u3 asked in Science & MathematicsEngineering · 10 years ago

Is a shoe a mechanical device?

Are shoes little more than foot covering, or are they at such a high level of engineering that they would be considered a mechanical device?

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  • Hugo90
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    They do have moving parts, like laces or buckles, velcro, elastic. Could be a mechanical device.

  • Technobuff
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    A mechanical device is one that can perform some form of work.

    A shoe does not do any work.

    No.

  • Ryience
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    some are some are not: mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles in case:

  • vasan
    Lv 4
    10 years ago

    Not at all Shoe is a stable ,dead device

    Source(s): own
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  • kasab
    Lv 7
    10 years ago

    No, I would say that it is a protective means, and may give some sort of a foot support.

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