According to the Action Man, "The Gömböc is the world's first three-dimensional convex and homogeneous shape that has only one stable and one unstable equilibrium point." Interestingly, the shape is similar to certain kinds of turtles. If one of these turtles is turned upside down, gravity will turn it right side up.
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