The king summoned Archimedes to the court. “I heard you claim that you can move the earth, is it true?” the king demanded. "Yes, your majesty, what you heard is correct," replied Archimedes pretending to be respectful. “Can you demonstrate it?” With this question, the king knew that all Archimedes’s pretensions would fall apart. This was the very moment that Archimedes said something that would be remembered for centuries. “Give me the lever long enough and a place to stand, and I can move the earth.”
