Balancing Bird

Weight in the shape of a bird balanced on a stand
PIRA: 
1J20.41
Area: 
1 Mechanics
Topic: 
1J Statistics of Rigid Bodies
Concept: 
Stable, Unstable, and Neutral Equilibrium

 

A bird is weighted so that its center of mass is directly under its beak. When placed on a finger or stand, it will spin and wobble but not fall.

 

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