Opening a door – Wheel and axle

The wheel and axle is a type of simple machine used to make tasks easier in
terms of manipulating force by applying the concept of mechanical advantage.
The wheel and axle consists of a round disk, known as a wheel, with a rod
through the centre of it, known as the axle. This system uses angular
momentum and torque to do work on objects, typically against the force of
gravity. The wheel and axle simple machine is closely related to gears.

Like all other simple machines the wheel and axle system changes the force by
changing the distance over which the force must be applied; if the input force
is reduced to the output force, then the force must be applied over five times
the distance. The work done is always force times distance, and this must
always be the same because of the conservation of energy.