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Williams » Physics » Demonstrations » Center of Mass

Center of Mass

Purpose: Explain center of Mass.

Parts:

  • Stand with a pendulum
  • wooden block, with the shape of MA

Setup:

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Just hang the wood plate from different holes and find the center of mass. As can be seen from first two pics the pendulum string goes through Worcester.

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Now hang the plate from the hole at Worcester and it will be stable at any orientation.

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