Drinking-Straw Microbalance and Seesaw: Stability and Instability
The mechanics of a beam balance are little appreciated and seldom understood. We here consider the conditions that result in a stable balance, with center of gravity below the fulcrum (pivot point), while an unstable balance results when the center of gravity is above the fulcrum. The highly sensiti...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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AMER ASSN PHYSICS TEACHERS
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14314 |