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David J Richard
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In article <[email protected]>,
Garrison Hilliard <[email protected]> wrote:
> The most interesting scientific fact about the bicycle is that when you get up a head of steam its
> center of gravity is actually in front of the place where the front tire meets the road. The
> greater the angle of the front fork, the farther forward the center of gravity is. That's why you
> can ride a bike with no hands ---- because it keeps falling forward toward its center of gravity.
Bwahahahahahahaha. He worked hard on that one.
"Gyroscopic stability" just doesn't have as much ring to it. Still, it's good for bikes and
boomerangs, what more could you want?
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David J Richardson -- [email protected] http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who
articles/interviews/reviews http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia
Garrison Hilliard <[email protected]> wrote:
> The most interesting scientific fact about the bicycle is that when you get up a head of steam its
> center of gravity is actually in front of the place where the front tire meets the road. The
> greater the angle of the front fork, the farther forward the center of gravity is. That's why you
> can ride a bike with no hands ---- because it keeps falling forward toward its center of gravity.
Bwahahahahahahaha. He worked hard on that one.
"Gyroscopic stability" just doesn't have as much ring to it. Still, it's good for bikes and
boomerangs, what more could you want?
--
David J Richardson -- [email protected] http://davidj.richardson.name/ -- Dr Who
articles/interviews/reviews http://www.boomerang.org.au/ -- Boomerang Association of Australia