When a fat person tries to touch his toes, keeping the legs straight, he generally falls. Explain with reference to figure

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When a fat person tries to touch his toes, keeping the legs straight, he generally falls. Explain with reference to figure (10-Q2).

Philoid · Accepted Answer

As he starts to bent down the center of mass gets shifted. As soon as it goes beyond his legs, the force exerting by his hands produces a torque around the center of mass. Hence, he falls down.

When a fat person tries to touch his toes, keeping the legs straight, he generally falls. Explain with reference to figure(10-Q2).

When a fat person tries to touch his toes, keeping the legs straight, he generally falls. Explain with reference to figure
(10-Q2).