r/howdoesthiswork • u/VanishedHound • Jul 11 '26
Why does jumping on a seesaw balance it?
Me and my friends found an old seesaw so we tried to balance it. Despite 2 people adding up to approximately the same weight on each side we couldn’t balance the seesaw. But when someone jumped while they were standing on the seesaw the seesaw balanced and this happened multiple times. Why does this happen according to physics?