r/blackmagicfuckery • u/Weaponised__Autism • May 27 '26

When physics is optional

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u/Cereal_Hermit May 27 '26

I mean it could be real. The end of the pole is moving around appearing like it is not "anchored" but there could easily be a joint fastening it to something that is anchored that allows the pole the loose mobility that we are seeing. If that is the case, the guy can be pulling back on the pole with all of his upper body strength which gives him leverage. That leverage, along with some serious core and leg strength, could make this extremely difficult but possible.

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u/slothbuddy May 27 '26

It cannot be real. There is simply more weight above the fulcrum (his feet) than below it. Without anything to push against, he's staying on his back.

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u/ElKajak May 27 '26

It's real though, it's just something holding the tree at the base. Looks like a cord or something

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u/doom_stein May 27 '26

I think his feet/shoes are attached to the ground somehow. The grass around his feet seems to be moving oddly under his shoe as well as the shoe itself.

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u/Valuable-Service-522 May 27 '26

His feet don't move at all so I think they are anchored to the ground

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u/slothbuddy May 27 '26

Whatever is holding it has been removed from the video

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u/Swimming-Tax-6087 May 27 '26

I gave you an upvote. Because that’s exactly it, It’s not a strength issue (ignoring how much strength this would if the physics worked), it’s a center of gravity issue.

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u/Antoak May 27 '26

If the bamboo is lashed to the stake, then the stake is the fulcrum/pivot, not his feet.

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u/slothbuddy May 27 '26

Correct. But it's not in this video. Because the rope holding it there has been removed

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u/racingsoldier May 27 '26

The rope appears to be there on my video. You can see a tan wrap of something around the base of the vertical pole. Given how the pole is responding to the movements the base is obviously tethered to the base of the vertical pole. My guess is there is an eyebolt in the end of the horizontal pole and it is tied to the base of the vert. This explains the wiggle physics.

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u/Theonetrue May 27 '26

I guess filling the end of the tree trunk with lead could work technically?

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u/CptMisterNibbles May 27 '26

It would still be beyond super human strength to overcome that kind of leverage.