• We are already known to the fact that pressure applied on surface is inversely proportional to the area on which it is applied.
• This means that the more is the pressure, the less is the area over which it acts.
• This is why camel's feet does not penetrate into the sand.
• The surface area of camel's feet comparatively greater than animals like horse, mule, etc. so the thrust applied by camel is distributed over a larger area and hence less pressure is exerted over sand.
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• We are already known to the fact that pressure applied on surface is inversely proportional to the area on which it is applied.• This means that the more is the pressure, the less is the area over which it acts.
• This is why camel's feet does not penetrate into the sand.
• The surface area of camel's feet comparatively greater than animals like horse, mule, etc. so the thrust applied by camel is distributed over a larger area and hence less pressure is exerted over sand.