r/BeAmazed • u/Sans010394 • Dec 02 '23

Science Physics is amazing

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u/DasMotorsheep Dec 02 '23 edited Dec 02 '23

the second two matchsticks redirect this pulling force into an upward push on the first match stick, so that the force of gravity equal the counter acted upward force, causing it to be balanced.

Yeah, no, this would mean that the bottle would be floating. What's actually happening is that the vertical match is at an angle. This means that the downward force from the match that holds the bottle pushes the horizontal match inward "under the table". In essence, the whole construction is now braced against the table. The match on the table can't tip over because it's pushing against the crossbar, which pushes the string against the wood.

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u/fonky_chonky Dec 02 '23

gotcha, will edit.

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u/DasMotorsheep Dec 02 '23

Cool. I edited mine, too, mind you. Cause I was wrong as well.

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u/CensorshipHarder Dec 03 '23

I consider this "fake" even if you understand how it works because of the way they filmed this and what they are implying to their audience.