Recent content by xxJaRxx

Thanks Studiot.. so the drawer exerts a moment around its centre of gravity, not the pivot point of the chest of drawers (indicated by the blue dot)? Can you possibly answer the question; does the height of the drawer have any impact on when the chest of drawers tips, if all the weight is equal...

You are correct, I mean drawers. Surely the pivot point will always be the same? The pivot point will be the front edge of the chest of drawers, that is on the floor. So when it tips there is a moment around this point. It could be thought of as a 'hinge' like on a door. Anyone have an...

Hello, My friend and I have been having a discussion about moments (when applied to a chest of draws). The argument is; if the weight in each draw is the same, and anyone draw is opened fully, will a draw higher up be more likely to cause the chest of draws to tip forwards, or are they all...