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Old 11th August 2023, 09:13 PM
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Also, if you use a plinth that is wider and deeper than the cabinet body you can spread the spikes out more which lowers the centre of gravity and makes it more stable.
Certainly, vertico/lateral stability will be improved but the centre of mass will remain in the same locus.
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Old 12th August 2023, 09:54 AM
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Certainly, vertico/lateral stability will be improved but the centre of mass will remain in the same locus.
Centre of mass or centre of gravity?

The center of gravity of a body is a point where the weight of the body acts and the total gravitational torque on the body is zero.

The center of mass of a body is the point which behaves as if all the mass of the body is concentrated there. Thus, if a force acts at this point, the body will accelerate but will not rotate.

I think it's the CoM that lowers, not the CoG.
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Old 14th December 2023, 10:09 PM
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Centre of mass or centre of gravity?

The center of gravity of a body is a point where the weight of the body acts and the total gravitational torque on the body is zero.

The center of mass of a body is the point which behaves as if all the mass of the body is concentrated there. Thus, if a force acts at this point, the body will accelerate but will not rotate.

I think it's the CoM that lowers, not the CoG.
From being a very active participant on the forum 20 years ago, I now visit only infrequently, which is why I have not heretofore noticed the above.

These definitions essentially are correct but a centre of mass is a static entity whereas CofG is a dynamic element subject to Newtonian and Galileic laws of motion.

And Bob is right to rue the paucity of general mathematical prowess. However, perhaps this is not surprising since I understand that four out of three people are not good with maths.

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