Commentary for Bava Kamma 20:6

ולימא להו אי לאו אתון בדידי לא הוה מיתבר

— No; it holds good when he [did not sit at all on the bench but] merely leaned upon them and the bench broke down. Is it not obvious [that he is liable]? — You might have argued '[Damage done by] a man's force is not comparable with [that done directly by] his body.'It is therefore made known to us that [a man is responsible for] his force [just as he] is [for] his body, for whenever his body breaks [anything] his force also participates in the damage.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. infra pp. 79-80. ');">⁵</span>

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