Stacking Blocks Extend Over Base

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(A)Mechanics - A+60: Statics and Mechanical Equilibrium

A set of Jenga Blocks is numbered and labeled with 1 on the base. If they are stacked in order with the right hand side lining up with the line below it then a structure can be created where the top block is completely to the side of the bottom block.
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James Little

Mon, 08/24/2015 - 16:13

The blocks are stored in the back of Le Conte 3+1. The marked set and seven spares are there. If a stack much higher than six is desired that can be done but don't follow the indicated lines which are just for stability with a stack of six. This is easy enough to balance that an instructor can stack them by themselves or they can be assembled and left on the desk before class without collapsing.