# @thespacegal on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/B_IWD-3lkIi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19515721-thespacegal-instagram
- **Posted:** 2020-04-18T17:21:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Emily Calandrelli (@thespacegal) — https://gondola.cc/thespacegal

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Science party trick!! 🍴🥄🔥🥤⁣⁣⁣
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You can balance a fork and spoon on the edge of a glass using a match (and the knowledge of the center of mass!!)⁣⁣⁣😱
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The center of mass is the average position of all the mass in an object. For simple objects (ones that are symmetrical about the X, Y, and Z axes) it's pretty easy to know where the center of mass is. ⁣⁣⁣
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But for irregularly shaped objects, it may not be quite as intuitive🤔 - like this fork-spoon system we've created.⁣ The center of mass can actually be *outside* the object.⁣⁣ 🤯
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The center of mass is useful to know when you're trying to figure out how to balance something. Because gravity acts downward 👇🏼, if you put a balancing point under the center of mass, you can balance your object!⁣⁣
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Full explanation on YouTube!⁣⁣⁣
#scienceathome #homeschooling #homeschool #homeschoolscience #k12science

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