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Support the ends of a rod or meter stick with your fingers. Slowly move your hands together. Your fingers will meet at the center of mass. Now suspend a mass off of one end of the rod and do it again. Can be done with other objects like a broom. Place some mass on one end of a meter stick and show how the center of mass changes.
Support the ends of a rod or meter stick with your fingers. Slowly move your hands together. Your fingers will meet at the center of mass. Now suspend a mass off of one end of the rod and do it again. Can be done with other objects like a broom. Place some mass on one end of a meter stick and show how the center of mass changes.


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* Meter Sticks: Wall O-4
*Meter Sticks: Wall O-4[[File:Center of Mass 3.mp4|thumb]]

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Support the ends of a rod or meter stick with your fingers. Slowly move your hands together. Your fingers will meet at the center of mass. Now suspend a mass off of one end of the rod and do it again. Can be done with other objects like a broom. Place some mass on one end of a meter stick and show how the center of mass changes.

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