Pulling the Tablecloth
A flower pot and a plate of equal mass are placed on a table. Carter the magician wants to perform a magic trick where he pulls the tablecloth from under the plate and the pot.
When he performs the trick, which is more likely to fall, the flower pot or the plate?
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1 solution
Simply because flower pot has the lesser surface area in horizontal and plate has more. When pulling, the flowerpot will be imbalanced, and the bottom of flowerpot will not be able to support it, comparative to the plate.