Why is it easier to balance a long pole (like a broom handle) on my palm that it is to balance a short stick on my palm?

Question

Why is it easier to balance a long pole (like a broom handle) on my palm that it is to balance a short stick on my palm?

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Answer 1

More mass AND further away makes it hard to start tipping and falling… It’s called “moment of inertia”…. Even if the weight was the same, if it further away from the pivot, it takes way more force to start moving