{"id":771,"date":"2022-04-18T00:48:10","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T22:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2022-04-18T00:48:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T22:48:22","slug":"3-things-about-the-centre-of-mass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.centreforelites.com\/en\/3-things-about-the-centre-of-mass\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things about the Centre of Mass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The centre of mass or mass centre is the mean<\/a> location of all the mass<\/a> in a system. <\/em><\/strong>In the case of a rigid body<\/a>, the position of the centre of mass is fixed in relation to the body. In the case of a loose distribution of masses in free space<\/a>, such as shot<\/a> from a shotgun<\/a> or the planets<\/a> of the solar system<\/a>, the position of the centre of mass is a point in space<\/a> among them that may not correspond to the position of any individual mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The term centre of mass<\/strong> is often used interchangeably with centre of gravity<\/strong><\/a>, but they are physically different concepts. They happen to coincide in a uniform gravitational field, but where gravity is not uniform, centre of gravity<\/strong> refers to the mean location of the gravitational force <\/em>acting on a body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The centre of mass of a body does not generally coincide with its geometric centre, and this property can be exploited. Engineers try to design a sports car<\/a>‘s<\/em> centre of mass as low as possible to make the car handle<\/a><\/em> better. When high jumpers<\/a> perform a “Finsbury Flop<\/a><\/em><\/strong>“, they bend their body in such a way that it is possible for the jumper to clear the bar while his or her centre of mass does not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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