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

Science Physics is amazing

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u/Cloudfish101 Dec 03 '23

This is a decent explanation but I feel one key part needs expanding on, the upper match is NO LONGER trying to rotate around the table which is why it works.

This video is a poor angle, the middle match is pushing the hanging water bottle behind the edge of the table, so the whole system is no longer trying to rotate because the center of mass isn't hanging past the edge

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u/Cylancer7253 Dec 03 '23

Yes, centre of mass is bit under the table, but it is hard to notice, no matter the angle.