COG Recap

To me your center of gravity is what affects your balance and where it is will determine if you fall or stand up. So basically it means that it is much more possible to stand up straight than to be at a 32 degree angle towards the floor. This aspect of science is one applied in every day life and the more to get to physically know it the better you will be at doing strange things like what we did in class today when we tried to grab  cup with our backs against the wall.

I found all of the challenges today to be very difficult but I was able to accomplish a few and it was to get us more familiar with the upcoming science we will be working on. In the  tests I found 1, 2, and 5 to be hardest but 3 and 4 to be a little bit more simple and the last one seemed like it was just a lesson to sum it all up as to what Mr. Lammers was getting at.

On the first two problems I just fell over when I attempted to complete them because I off balance when I was facing the wall. On 3 and 4 it was a lot easier to pick the objects up especially the chair because you could be at different angles like when you had to face against the wall and stand up. On 5 like the name of the problem I made plenty face plants when I tried to knock the blocks over with my nose because I couldn't reach the blocks without tipping on my knees which made it impossible to lean back up once I had knocked the blocks over. the last one wasn't really impossible it was just to make a point about how your center of gravity works and how to make yourself stronger by how you are standing.

I think these activities best relate to yoga and ballet because you are making slow smooth movement while balancing in odd positions with a bad center of gravity and that is why it can be challenging for some people because they aren't good at finding the right spot. Comparing to 6 foot ball is important because you need to be strong and unstoppable to rush all the way to the in-zone without falling down.