How does this wind chime stay balanced and not tip to one side or the other? The wind chime is at an equilibrium. There are equal torques pulling down on each side of the wind chime which are balancing it out and preventing the wind chime from tilting to one side over the other. If one of the support strings or bells were to be removed, there would be less of a torque in one place and no equilibrium so the wind chime would tilt.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Windchimes
How does this wind chime stay balanced and not tip to one side or the other? The wind chime is at an equilibrium. There are equal torques pulling down on each side of the wind chime which are balancing it out and preventing the wind chime from tilting to one side over the other. If one of the support strings or bells were to be removed, there would be less of a torque in one place and no equilibrium so the wind chime would tilt.
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