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 sledge hammer. the hammer have different weights, ranging from 16 pounds down to 8 pounds. imagine there are four hammers to throw: 16, 12, 10, and 8 pounds. if you throw each hammer with the same amount of force, which hammer will move the shortest distance?
a) 8 pounds
b) 10 pounds
c) 12 pounds
d) 16 pounds