Stick a fork into each end of the root vegetable as shown. The forks should be on the same side of the vegetable, and slightly angled away from each other. Place the forked vegetable on the edge of a box or thin wall with the forks hanging down. Does the forked vegetable balance in any position? Is there a position that works better than another? Explain.

The heater element of a 120 v toaster is a 5.4 m length of nichrome wire, whose diameter is 0.48 mm. the resistivity of nichrome at the operating temperature of the toaster is 1.3 × 10-6 ω·m. the toaster is operated at a voltage of 120 v. (a) what is the power drawn by the toaster? (b) if the cost of electricity is 12 ¢ per kilowatt-hour, and it takes 2 minutes to toast bread, how much does it cost for toasted bread? (c) when the heater element is at room temperature, is the resistivity in the nichrome wire greater than, less than, or equal to it’s resistivity when at operating temperature? explain.