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You probably know more about the idea of "center of mass" than you suspect. Consider the following pictures of seesaws. Which make sense, and which don't?
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G. P. Quackenbos A.M. A Natural Philosophy: Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of Physics, and Exhibiting the Application of Scientific Principles in Every-day Life (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1859)
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