Are these 10 things machines or tools?

1. Cell phone 6. Toilet
2. Car 7. Meat Slicer
3. Coffee Maker 8. Knife
4. Computer 9. Calculator
5. Dishwasher 10. Vacuum Cleaner
Anonymous User
Anonymous User
Asked Dec 10, 2012
Edited Dec 10, 2012
Tools are handheld devices using manual energy to perform useful tasks and machines are combinations of parts that convert energy into a a more useful form. By that definition, I would consider all of the above to be machines except number 8. In modern day usage however, machines are sometimes called tools like "A vacuum cleaner is a better tool to get sand off the floor than a broom."

Rob
Answered Dec 10, 2012
cell phone-machine
car-machine
coffee maker-machine
computer-machine
dishwasher-machine/tool
toilet-machine
meat slicer-machine/tool
knife-tool
and the rest are machine
Kiruse
Answered Dec 10, 2012
Edited Dec 10, 2012

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