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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:00 PM Dec 2020

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Looks what happens when they change the center of gravity on this toothpick 😲😲😲

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Looks what happens when they change the center of gravity on this toothpick 😲😲😲 (Original Post) soothsayer Dec 2020 OP

Cool example of reality! OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #1

Pretty cool. yonder Dec 2020 #2

Radical left science. keithbvadu2 Dec 2020 #3

Haaaahahaaaaaa! 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #15

Now I know what I'll be doing for the next week world wide wally Dec 2020 #4

I hope he put the milk back in the Coolerator. hay rick Dec 2020 #5

love this Hamlette Dec 2020 #6

Damn..that's pretty cool. I'll have to give a try when my granddaughter comes to visit RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2020 #7

Damn..that's pretty cool. I'll have to give a try when my granddaughter comes to visit RestoreAmerica2020 Dec 2020 #8

I have an example that easier. JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #9

So the soda acts like a weight in the bottom? KS Toronado Dec 2020 #10

Yes, and that moves the CG. JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #18

Did it! After spilling a lot soothsayer Dec 2020 #21

The edge of the can, not the edge of the table! TheRickles Dec 2020 #30

Very cool...thanks for posting. nt iluvtennis Dec 2020 #11

Neat! StarryNite Dec 2020 #12

And the Right Wing will yell yuiyoshida Dec 2020 #13

Expect the Michigan malitia or the Proud Boys to show up with guns outside his home! n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2020 #29

Cool! Kick! burrowowl Dec 2020 #14

both - interesting and fun 👍 electric_blue68 Dec 2020 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author ItsjustMe Dec 2020 #17

I can't tell from the angle of the camera shot in the OP ... Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2020 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Dec 2020 #19

Neat trick aka-chmeee Dec 2020 #20

Same principle as Hela Dec 2020 #22

Fascinating! cp Dec 2020 #23

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Javaman Dec 2020 #24

he built a cantilever. pansypoo53219 Dec 2020 #25

I doubt MY ability to get the toothpicks in place left-of-center2012 Dec 2020 #26

Reminds me birdographer Dec 2020 #27

K&R BlueWavePsych Dec 2020 #31

OAITW r.2.0

(32,133 posts)

1. Cool example of reality!

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:08 PM

Dec 2020

The 2 toothpicks that are positioned to counteract the beam center of gravity

yonder

(10,293 posts)

2. Pretty cool.

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Tue Dec 8, 2020, 11:35 PM

Dec 2020

keithbvadu2

(40,915 posts)

3. Radical left science.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:18 AM

Dec 2020

Radical left science.

Heresy.

It's the devil's work for sure.

Rudy, file a lawsuit to cancel it.

electric_blue68

(26,856 posts)

15. Haaaahahaaaaaa! 👍

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:56 AM

Dec 2020

world wide wally

(21,836 posts)

4. Now I know what I'll be doing for the next week

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:23 AM

Dec 2020

hay rick

(9,605 posts)

5. I hope he put the milk back in the Coolerator.

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:28 AM

Dec 2020

Hamlette

(15,556 posts)

6. love this

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:53 AM

Dec 2020

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,471 posts)

7. Damn..that's pretty cool. I'll have to give a try when my granddaughter comes to visit

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:56 AM

Dec 2020

..in the meantime will send her video. Thanks for post!

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,471 posts)

8. Damn..that's pretty cool. I'll have to give a try when my granddaughter comes to visit

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:57 AM

Dec 2020

..in the meantime will send her video. Thanks for post!

JohnnyRingo

(20,870 posts)

9. I have an example that easier.

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 12:57 AM

Dec 2020

Next time you're drinking a soda leave just a little in the bottom of the can. it doesn't have to be much, maybe a quarter inch.

Then tilt it and balance it on the edge. the top will lean far over the CG and appear glued to the table.

I works because the soda at the bottom lowers the CG and counters the aluminum hanging out over center. Fun to do at a bar, if we ever go to one again.

KS Toronado

(23,727 posts)

10. So the soda acts like a weight in the bottom?

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:12 AM

Dec 2020

JohnnyRingo

(20,870 posts)

18. Yes, and that moves the CG.

Reply to KS Toronado (Reply #10)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 03:08 AM

Dec 2020

Just try it. If it falls over, try more ballast. Experiment.

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

21. Did it! After spilling a lot

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 09:36 AM

Dec 2020

Thanks

TheRickles

(3,384 posts)

30. The edge of the can, not the edge of the table!

Reply to JohnnyRingo (Reply #9)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 12:18 PM

Dec 2020

iluvtennis

(21,497 posts)

11. Very cool...thanks for posting. nt

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:18 AM

Dec 2020

StarryNite

(12,115 posts)

12. Neat!

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:24 AM

Dec 2020

That's awesome! Who would even think to try that?

yuiyoshida

(45,409 posts)

13. And the Right Wing will yell

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:33 AM

Dec 2020

"WitchCraft!!!" ...

Judi Lynn

(164,122 posts)

29. Expect the Michigan malitia or the Proud Boys to show up with guns outside his home! n/t

Reply to yuiyoshida (Reply #13)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 09:38 AM

Dec 2020

burrowowl

(18,494 posts)

14. Cool! Kick!

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:44 AM

Dec 2020

electric_blue68

(26,856 posts)

16. both - interesting and fun 👍

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:58 AM

Dec 2020

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Hermit-The-Prog

(36,631 posts)

28. I can't tell from the angle of the camera shot in the OP ...

Reply to ItsjustMe (Reply #17)

Tue Dec 15, 2020, 04:19 AM

Dec 2020

Is the water bottle pushed back under the edge of the table in the video in the OP, by the 3rd toothpick placement? If so, then yes, it's the same as the hammer and the forks.

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aka-chmeee

(1,226 posts)

20. Neat trick

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 08:37 AM

Dec 2020

But I don't really see it as changing the center of gravity as in the balancing horse toy, balancing hammer trick, etc.

Hela

(476 posts)

22. Same principle as

Reply to soothsayer (Original post)

Wed Dec 9, 2020, 10:30 AM

Dec 2020

a flying buttress, I believe -- it redistributes the force to provide support.

Really fascinating to see on a smaller reproducible scale!

cp

(8,295 posts)

23. Fascinating!

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 01:23 PM

Dec 2020

Thank you.

Javaman

(65,710 posts)

24. "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 02:27 PM

Dec 2020

I'm glad I live in the age of toothpicks. lol

pansypoo53219

(23,034 posts)

25. he built a cantilever.

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Wed Dec 9, 2020, 06:50 PM

Dec 2020

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

26. I doubt MY ability to get the toothpicks in place

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Sun Dec 13, 2020, 12:27 PM

Dec 2020

How does he get the toothpicks to balance atop one another like that?

birdographer

(2,937 posts)

27. Reminds me

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Sun Dec 13, 2020, 06:25 PM

Dec 2020

of why I don't like magic tricks. (But very cool.)

BlueWavePsych

(3,336 posts)

31. K&R

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Tue Dec 15, 2020, 01:03 PM

Dec 2020

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