Suppose you attempt to pick up a very heavy object. Before you tried to pick it up, the object was sitting still—its momentum was not changing. You pull very hard, but do not succeed in moving the...

Suppose you attempt to pick up a very heavy object. Before you tried to pick it up, the object was sitting still—its

momentum was not changing. You pull very hard, but do not succeed in moving the object. Is this a violation of the

Momentum Principle? How can you be exerting a large force on the object without causing a change in its momentum?

What does change when you apply this force?