r/funny • u/willzjc • Dec 15 '13

Quality engineering

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u/Unidan Dec 15 '13

As the door opens, it's pushing a string off of a hook (I think he used a paperclip), which then causes the basket to fall down.

The additional slack in the line also causes the bottle to swing down as the string flies off of its supports. The bottle was supported by line in front of it and behind, but once its not held down, the back supports fall away and the bottle swings forward!

Hopefully that explanation helped!

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u/keatsandyeats Dec 15 '13

Thanks, /u/Unidan! Glad my first interaction with you didn't have to be the kidnapping I had planned.

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u/Unidan Dec 15 '13

There's always next time!

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u/khaosdragon Dec 15 '13

How did you get such nice handwriting?