Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
ISBN 13: 978-0-32199-372-4

Chapter 9 - For Thought and Discussion - Page 163: 1

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This depends on the human, but the general idea of the center of mass is that it is the location around which all other mass is evenly situated. In other words, if a human were to lay on a bar at their center of mass, they would not rotate. For humans, the center of mass of the body is generally between the waist and the middle of the stomach.
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