It's because the system's centre of gravity is under the table, and on the table's side of the fulcrum.
Has science gone too far‽
Ian Malcolm? I thought you were fictional!
Automatic upvote for Jurassic Park.
Ali Spagnola topped this by making a giant balancing bird
Imagine that size made out of tungsten
That's some kind of physics or something.
I mean......yes? Physics are involved for sure.
Naw, that definitely defies the laws of physics.
What the heck are these called??
They're birds.
They’re not real.
This one.
It balances and opens beer bottles!
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.
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.