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The physics of Statues


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Statues are an excellent form of art that represent specific people. Because statues must be able to stand the sculptor must consider many important physics concepts in their creation. A persons center of mass is very high on their body so an exact replica of a person standing would fall over.

For this reason sculptors usually give standing figures larger feat or legs to lower their center of mass and therefore stabilize their creation. They sometimes add other figures to lean against for the same purpose.

Sculptors must also consider the properties of the material that they chose. Some materials such as iron will oxidize changing the appearance of the statue.

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