Editing Center of mass (section)

==== Automotive applications ====
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Engineers try to design a [[sports car]] so that its center of mass is lowered to make the car [[car handling|handle]] better, which is to say, maintain traction while executing relatively sharp turns.

The characteristic low profile of the U.S. military [[Humvee]] was designed in part to allow it to tilt farther than taller vehicles without [[vehicle rollover|rolling over]], by ensuring its low center of mass stays over the space bounded by the four wheels even at angles far from the [[Vertical and horizontal|horizontal]].