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center of gravity

why is an object stable if its center of gravity is inside its area of support?

statically stable -- decrease potential energy by going back to static state, if disturbed

when moving, steers itself under its own center of gravity... broom?

coin, when falling, will automatically steer itself 'under' its own center of gravity.

vector addition of torque and angular momentum!! ah, makes some sense now

radar: "shining" radio or microwaves at an object, instead of light

current flow in bipolar transistors

superposition of currents

telephone:

both speakers are talking at the same time... and they hear each other speak! both voices are going at once. the balancing network negates your own voice, so it leaves only their voice. cool.