Cantilever: An element of a structure that sticks out from, and is supported by, its base.
Fulcrum: The point on which a lever or cantilever rests.
Load: The weight that something must support. A diving board has to support the weight of the diver.
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The Grand Canyon Skywalk is a glass-bottomed cantilever. Credit: ComplexSimpleLLC/Wikimedia Commons.
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater. This famous house makes extensive use of cantilevers.
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