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Originally Posted by catatonic
nope, it's all cenfrifugal force from the rotating wheels. The wheels rotating provide a stabilizing force, that keeps up upright.

That's why the faster you go, the more you can lean into a corner.
Gyroscopic force, actually, generated by the wheels' rotation. It's a pretty strong and stable force.
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