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6.3 Exploring deformations
To withstand Nowadays, springs are used
different road in many mechanisms and
surface conditions, throughout manufacturing.
cars have special Springs are used in furniture,
textbooks nis edu kz
children’s toys and clocks, for
springs connected
instance. Why do you think springs
to the wheels. These
are used in these objects? What
form part of the
examples can you provide to
system known as the illustrate the use of springs in
car’s suspension. household mechanisms?
How do you think
suspension works Deforming the body
in a car? How would Throughout history people have
a car’s movement used deformation to change their bodies, for reasons related to religion,
culture and fashion. As well as the ‘lotus feet’ shown in the image, there
differ if suspension
are corks used as part of nose decoration among the Apatani people
was installed using
(India), scarification in Surma tribes (Ethiopia), and stretched earlobes in
either small or large
Maasai tribes (Kenya and Tanzania). In fact, there is a trend for stretched
spring coefficients? earlobes today that goes far beyond tribal culture and can be seen in
young people all across the world.
THINK ABOUT IT! Are these deformations harmful?
Photo of a young person wearing In China, many years ago, small
an ear-stretcher. “lotus feet” were very popular
among noble women. To restrict
their growth, girls’ feet were
tightly bound with bandages from
the age of 4, leading to severe
deformation. The practice was
eventually made illegal.
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