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Why Don't Bicycles Fall Over?

2016/8/5
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But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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Explains the physics behind why bicycles don't fall over when moving, focusing on the role of steering and forward motion in maintaining balance.

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It's all about bikes in this episode of But Why? Why bicycles can stay up when you're riding them, but fall over when stopped. Olympian Lea Davison tells how to get started when riding, and we learn how a bike chain moves a wheel.