• mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    Pressure is measured across surface area. The same way buoyancy is measured by water displacement. A larger object has more surface area. 1 PSI of pressure won’t be very much if the object only has 1 square inch of surface. But it would be a lot of pressure if the object has 500 square inches. 30 PSI is enough to keep your car off the ground. A few PSI would be enough to lift a 500lb rock if the surfaces were prepared properly.