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How Long Can You Balance a Pencil?
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Go Tutor posted on 2014/09/20Ever wondered how long you could *actually* balance a pencil on its tip? This video dives into the fascinating physics behind it, exploring concepts like the inverted pendulum and center of mass. You'll pick up some awesome advanced vocabulary and learn about the surprising quantum limits that make this challenge so tricky!
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tip
US /tɪp/
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UK /tɪp/
- Transitive Verb
- To pour or move something from a place, container
- To give extra money for good service
- Noun
- End point of e.g. a pencil or finger
- Extra money given for good service
A2
More fall
US /fɔl/
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UK /fɔ:l/
- Noun
- Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
- A drop in amount; decrease
- Intransitive Verb
- To drop in amount; to decrease
- To come down from a higher position suddenly
A1
More point
US /pɔɪnt/
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UK /pɔɪnt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- An item to be discussed
- Small spot or dot
- Intransitive Verb
- To face a certain direction, e.g. north
A1TOEIC
More object
US /ˈɑbdʒɪkt/
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UK /'ɒbdʒɪkt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Something you can see or touch, but is not alive
- Goal or purpose of a particular plan or activity
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To disagree; to protest against an idea or plan
- To state one's reason for disagreement
A2TOEIC
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