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door and doorstops

I was wondering if placing a doorstop the furthest away from the hinge means it will get hit with the most amount of force (position 3) when I swing the door open.

If that's true (and I want to prevent the doorstop from getting unglued from the floor), wouldn't position 1 mean it would receive less of a hit (since the lever arm is smaller)?

Surprisingly, when I looked online, they recommend using a position closer to 2, because it's better for the hinges (but I don't understand what they mean by horizontal force).

So, assuming hinges are not an issue, would position 1 receive the least amount of force?

nachocab
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I would say position 3 receive the least amount of force. Because it has the longest arm, to generate the same amount of torque it needs the least amount of force.

aystack
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