The meter stick shown below is held by a low-friction support on the black stand. A single weight and a balloon are attached to the left side of the meter stick and a weight with a spring, to which a second weight is attached, hang from the right side of the meter stick.
The meter stick is in equilibrium because the torques exerted on each side are equal and opposite.
When the string breaks:
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