• Pendulum—The static configuration for a pendulum raised to an initial height would be the pendulum's lowest point at which all forces are balanced and the potential energy is zero. The pendulum would not swing as in a dynamic analysis.

• Bouncing ball—The static configuration for a ball raised to an initial height above a plane and released would be the position of the ball at rest on the plane at which all forces are balanced and potential energy is zero. A static analysis in this case does not consider bouncing of the ball after impact.