A pair of pliers are class 1 levers which we use very often but rarely recognize them as such. With a Class 2 lever, the fulcrum is moved to one end of the lever, with the load in the middle and ...

(Class 2) place the fulcrum at one end of the lever and the effort at the other, with the load in the centre. The closer together the fulcrum and load are, the easier it is to lift the load.

that one says 2.Wait, I was right! I was right! Yeah! Oh, my gosh!Yeah, spot-on.So, the further away you can apply that effort, that force,the easier it is to lift a loadbecause your lever is longer.