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| Nice diagram of a balanced pencil | Indicating that the centre of gravity is the point where all the weight on either side balances out. | 3 Star | |
| Which coke bottle is in stable equilibrium? | Diagram from absorblearning.com | 3 Star | |
| An object is balanced if the centre of gravity is over the base | |||
| Can you explain using Physics why the van doesn't fall over during these two-wheeled stunts? | YouTube 1 min |
4 Star | |
| Nice simulation | From the surendranath website | 3 Star | |
| There's more to this 'centre of gravity' lark than meets the eye. | MyYouTube. 10 min | ||
| Nice Centre of gravity demonstration | Cool party trick, and all you need is a fork, knife, glass and a match. From youtube. Annoy your teacher enough and he (she) might let you try it in class | 4 Star | |
| Balancing a coke can on the edge of a glass. YouTube. 1 min | 5 Star | ||
| Some simple demonstrations | MyYouTube. 2 min | ||
| Another perspective | YouTube. 3 mins | 4 Star | |
| The Fosbury Flop: An athlete uses physics to shatter world records | YouTube 4 mins via TED-Ed | 4 Star | |
| The Physics of Walking | |||
| Did you know that walking is merely the process of not falling over: It's actually a very unnatural act | First Steps: Watch as a baby tries to get the hang of this. YouTube 3 mins |
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| As soon as you lift one leg you are in unstable equilibrium and will fall over unless you put another foot out to stop your fall. Then repeat | Similar video from Youtube. Notice how quickly Enrique manages to make this walking business look 'normal'. | 4 Star | |
| Robot Asimo | Whereas here the boys at Honda are making much more progress | 3 Star | |
| Robot Walkbot | Now getting a robot to up a stairs is impressive. 5 mins from Youtube | 3 Star | |
| Bird Moonwalking - the manakin bird! | Is is what it says it is . . . YouTube | 4 Star | |
| Watch the expert - BIG DOG! | MyYouTube. 3 min. Can you see why 4 legs results in a more stable set-up? | 5 Star |