Ever done this trick?
What wizardry is this
It's because the system's centre of gravity is under the table, and on the table's side of the fulcrum.
Ali Spagnola topped this by making a giant balancing bird
Imagine that size made out of tungsten
Has science gone too far‽
Ian Malcolm? I thought you were fictional!
This one.
It balances and opens beer bottles!
Automatic upvote for Jurassic Park.
That's some kind of physics or something.
I mean......yes? Physics are involved for sure.
Naw, that definitely defies the laws of physics.
I had one of these that was Boba Fett. He had really big arms, and if I remember correctly, it came out of a kids meal from Taco Bell.
Glue?
Nope. The wings are weighted so that the bird is perfectly balanced on its beak. You could set it on a pole and it would do the same thing, just didn't work on a table because the wings tail and belly would be what touched the table.
