"alexy" wrote in message
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I think Larry got you on this one. It is not which side of the pivot
has the greatest area, but which side has the greatest "area-arm".
Think W&B. A weather vane consisting of an infinitely thin rod with a
20 sq inch arrow 1 inch from the pivot and a 3 sq inch tailfeater 10
inches from the pivot will point into the wind.


Of course, I was just keeping the explanation as simple as possible for
Larry.