Sorger took a page from his days as a pilot and applied a weight and balance equation to the design, shifting a larger percentage of the load toward the rear wheel, which improved both handling and stability dramatically.

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We don't suppose there's any friendlier way to put this: Open Tech Inc. is setting itself up for an Apple lawsuit, without any of the nice "product people will want to buy" stuff to balance out the equation.

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How to balance a chemical equation?

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Hemp soaks up a tremendous amount of carbon dioxide, bringing the greenhouse gas equation more in to balance.

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By partnering up, Lunera Lighting and Lutron Electronics hope they can help change that equation and tip the balance in favor of LEDs.

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You could probably make an equation from the capabilities-faith balance (we know that having all faith and no capabilities might not get you far).

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Awards like the Grammys and the Oscars have always been a balance of critical recognition and popularity contest, but social media has shifted the equation a bit.

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