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. you want to reach the same distance which each hammer. you would need the least force to throw which hammer?