![Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGqklyLUwAAsq9t.jpg)
Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter
![TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/-4RY9JWu24VML8kdmEB558roS2_vamyMoz7l5ONdU3o.jpg?auto=webp&s=5a9bb77435826957431874bc5832ecc98d3acc19)
TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned
Why would a sledgehammer have a flexible handle? I've seen a lot of videos online of people swinging flexible sledgehammers lately and I feel like it would just be harder to use
Why would a sledgehammer have a flexible handle? I've seen a lot of videos online of people swinging flexible sledgehammers lately and I feel like it would just be harder to use
![Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGqklyKUQAAIeHL.jpg)
Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter: "Okay tool and physics geeks, why do Chinese sledgehammers have long flexible handles? What is the exact advantage? https://t.co/P6SVeNoDmP" / Twitter
![TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned TIL Chinese sledgehammers have a flexible handle to increase strike velocity and reduce handle reverberation for the user. : r/todayilearned](https://preview.redd.it/9esdm5n5n2d31.jpg?auto=webp&s=9e5a9813c40e4bead62f031566fbe5cf06c73501)