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The handle of the carpenter's acrew driv...

The handle of the carpenter's acrew driver is much thicker than the handle of a watch maker's screw driver. Why ?

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A carpenter drives large screws in hard wood. Therefore, the torque required is large which is obtained by increasing the radius of the handle. Watch maker requires small torque and hence smaller handle.
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