Explain why a long pole is more beneficial to the tight rope walker if the pole has slight bending.
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You must have noticed the circus artists doing rope walking.
During this act, they carry a long bamboo pole in their hands.
The reason for this is that the line joining the centre of gravity and centre of equilibrium must fall within the rope for achieving the stable equilibrium.
Thus when an artist finds that he is falling towards left, he shifts bamboo pole towards right, so that his centre of gravity stay undisturbed.