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Why is it not possible to sit upright in a chair rise to one's feet without first leaning forward?
Wiki User
∙ 14y ago
Your center of gravity is too far to the rear. Leaning forward transfers the weight to the front where your legs can lift you up to stand.
Daryl Kemmer
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∙ 11y agoBecause people have a center of mass like every mass. And when a person sitting in a chair, its center of mass will be approximately at the middle of chair legs. But when he/she tries to stand up, he need to move his center of mass to his foots. Therefore people lean forward when standing up from straight chair, to keep balance
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Why is it not possible to sit upright in a chair and rise to one's feet without first leaning forward?
Your center of gravity is too far to the rear. Leaning forward transfers the weight to the front where your legs can lift you up to stand.
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Standing requires your feet to be under the center of balance. Otherwise you will fall over.When you stand up from a chair, your feet are normally somewhat in front of you. You compensate by leaning forward to move your center of balance forward.So... standing up from a chair without leaning forward might be achieved by one (or a combination) of the following:With a chair that has open legs, put your feet as far back as possible, perhaps balancing on your toes and stand straight up.Scoot forward in the chair to effectively move your center of balance forward to the point where you can stand up.Support yourself with your arms or some device until you can move forward enough to get your center of balance under yourself.
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Your center of gravity is too far to the rear. Leaning forward transfers the weight to the front where your legs can lift you up to stand.
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