Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 468
ches wide, and half an inchthick. Now place this upon a table in such a waythat six inches or so project beyond the edge, asshown in the accompanying photograph. Coverthat part of the board which is on the table witha piece of newspaper. Now what will happen ifthe clenched fist is brought down with… … READY FOR THE EXPERIMENT. that the blow is so quickly given that the down-ward pressure is exerted for only a fraction ofa second. However hard the blow may be, inthese conditions, the board will remain just as ifweighted down to the table. But if one shouldpress slowly, even with the little…
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