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A new pyramid-like shape always lands the same side up

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600 points robinhouston | 2 comments | 25 Jun 25 20:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.506s | source
1. Retr0id ◴[25 Jun 25 20:56 UTC] No.44381740[source]▶
It'd be nice to see a 3d model with the centre of mass annotated
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2. Terr_ ◴[25 Jun 25 20:58 UTC] No.44381760[source]▶
We can safely assume the center of mass is the center [0] of the solid tungsten-carbide triangle face... or at least so very close that the difference wouldn't be perceptible.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centroid