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Using diagrams, show why an empty ice cream cone is more stable when it is placed upside down rather than on its tip.
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In physics, an object is in stable equilibrium if, when displaced from equilibrium, it experiences a net force or torque in a direction opposite to the direction of the displacement. On the other hand, an object is in unstable equilibrium if, when displaced, it Show more…
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