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At a Pink Floyd concert there will always be large swaying crowds. What keeps these crowds there? Gravity and balance!

Gravity

    Gravity is a natural phenomena in which all things that contain mass are brought towards each other. It is the fundamental force that pulls us down on Earth. Without gravity any crowd would simply float away.

Balance

    Balance is important in a crowd of people. The two most important things when considering balance are your center of mass, and the size of your base. As long as you center of mass is over your base, then you will be balanced and not fall over. If your center of mass should off of your base, then you may become off balance and fall over.


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As you can see in the picture, the car with a lower center of gravity and wider base does not tip over, where the car with a high center of mass and small base does.






Image Courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk

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