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| Law of the Lever | Move the Newton-meter and note that it changes reading. Also useful to explain the concept of 'perpindicular distance'. | 3 Star | |
| Basic applet | 3 Star | ||
| Torque - a steering wheel | Basic diagram from absorblearning.com | 3 Star | |
| Torque - with a nut | Basic diagram from absorblearning.com | 3 Star | |
| An object is balanced if the centre of gravity is over the base | |||
| Nice Centre of gravity demonstration | Cool party trick, and all you need is a fork, knife, glass and a match. From youtube. Annoy your teacher enough and he (she) might let you try it in class | Five Star | |
| Did you know that walking is merely the process of not falling over: It's actually a very unnatural act | First Steps: Watch as a baby tries to get the hang of this. From Videogoogle | Five Star | |
| As soon as you lift one leg you are in unstable equilibrium and will fall over unless you put another foot out to stop your fall. Then repeat | This is a similar video from youtube. Notice how quickly Enrique manages to make this walking business look 'normal'. | Five Star | |
| Robot Walkbot | Now getting a robot to walk down a stairs is impressive. From Youtube | Five Star | |
| Bird Moonwalking | Is is what it says it is . . . Youtube 1 min | Five Star | |
| And this is a little different - the lyre bird is a wonderful mimic. | Youtube 3 mins |