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Why don't bicycles fall over?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

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How to Balance on a Bicycle

Gravity is the force that makes things fall to the ground if we drop them. A person standing up has big feet, and so they shouldn't fall over because their feet are big,. What do people do when they're on stilts? It's when they start to fall, they take a step. So they move the support point over to the side to keep them from falling. That's what happens on a bicycle, too. Though it's a little hard to see it, so I'll try to give you the picture of it.

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