HMN24 - 03 - Intro to Balance (Center of Mass vs Base of Support)

The lecture covers the concepts of balance, center of mass, and basis of support, with a focus on how these principles apply to both static and dynamic systems. The instructor uses practical demonstrations with props to illustrate how the center of mass changes with mass distribution and its importance in maintaining balance. The session also includes a discussion on reductionism versus holism in scientific approaches, and an overview of Newton's laws of motion as they relate to balance and movement. Students are introduced to data analysis and visualization techniques using Python, and the class splits into groups for practical work, with some focusing on coding and others on theoretical discussions.
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"Balance and Center of Mass",
"Basis of Support",
"AI and Data Scraping",
"Markdown and Text Processing",
"Reductionism vs Holism",
"Newton's Laws of Motion",
"Pendulums and Inverted Pendulums",
"Human Balance and Support",
"Data Analysis and Visualization"
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"\"Standing is also impossible. There's a passively unstable system that cannot be reconciled, which is a shame.\"",
"\"The center of mass is not a part of your body. It is a description of your body.\"",
"\"Wikipedia is the greatest intellectual achievement of humankind up to the present moment.\"",
"\"If you're color-coding the body, the right side is red.\""
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