For some time, I have been quite intrigued by things that appear to be precariously balanced but are in fact quite stable.
And I have been exploring that by creating objects that are balanced delicately. Starting with the bird that balanced on its beak. The Physics behind it is, of course, that the centre of gravity is lower than the pivot.
A long bean pod (from Shatin) can be balanced on the tip of a tripod made of a tree branch (from Rwanda).
A large object can have a small footprint. The centre of gravity is inevitably above the footprint. As long as the centre of gravity is within the area of the footprint, the object is stable. The trick is to make the object as large as possible and the footprint as small as possible.
There are many ways to make that happen. Such as having a heavy base.
And still make interesting objects.
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