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Springboard
Board that is itself a spring, used for diving / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the springboard used in diving. For other uses, see Springboard (disambiguation).
A springboard or diving board is used for diving and is a board that is itself a spring, i.e. a linear flex-spring, of the cantilever type.
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Springboards are commonly fixed by a hinge at one end (so they can be flipped up when not in use), and the other end usually hangs over a swimming pool, with a point midway between the hinge and the end resting on an adjustable fulcrum.