Snap under pressure

[kareem]

Test No. incompl/inter-30 "Flying on a Plane", question 8

Then you start to eat your meal and discover that the knives and forks are made of plastic and snap under ..........

(a) pushing
(b) pulling
(c) pressing
(d) pressure

Test No. incompl/inter-30 "Flying on a Plane", answer 8

Then you start to eat your meal and discover that the knives and forks are made of plastic and snap under pressure.

Correct answer: (d) pressure

Your answer was: correct
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What does this phrase mean?

"snap under pressure"

[Alan]

Hi kareem,

As plastic knives and forks are not very strong they break into two (snap) when you put any weight on them or press them against something (under pressure).

Alan
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