Gilley, Frank M · Boston, Allyn & Bacon · leaf 133
y position. 141. The Most Stable Equilibrium of all is that in which thesupport is above the centre ofgravity, as in a swing or apendulum. To make a bodythat appears to balance on aneedle-point, A, Fig. 132, fastena wire to a cork, C; attach aweight, W, to the lower end ofthe wire. , Does the… … Fig. 133. CENTRE OF GRAVITY. 123 Such forms of the pendulum as a hammock or a swing arein stable equilibrium. Why? Show by a diagram how abicycle could be balanced on a wire, after removing the tire,of course. Bdlt a bar of steel to the frame of the machine,and let the bar extend down and under the…
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