It is almost time for the summer Olympics. The Olympic hammer throw is a throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name hammer throw comes from an older contest where men threw a sledgehammer. The hammer has different weights, ranging from 16 pounds down to 8 pounds. Imagine there are four hammers to throw: 16, 12, 10, and 8 pounds. You want to reach the same distance which each hammer. You would need the least force to throw which hammer? A) 8 pounds
B) 10 pounds
C) 12 pounds
D) 16 pounds