Cutlery Conundrum | National Geographic

get the ice cream for a minute check

get the ice cream for a minute check this out okay right spoon yes oh yeah

this out okay right spoon yes oh yeah

this out okay right spoon yes oh yeah it’s it’s wine it’s a lot yes okay yeah

it’s it’s wine it’s a lot yes okay yeah

it’s it’s wine it’s a lot yes okay yeah okay amazing so recent good there is

okay amazing so recent good there is

okay amazing so recent good there is more to it than this okay right wait I’m

more to it than this okay right wait I’m

more to it than this okay right wait I’m just locking in a match yeah right now

just locking in a match yeah right now

just locking in a match yeah right now check this out okay

check this out okay

check this out okay please you’re sitting down for this

please you’re sitting down for this

please you’re sitting down for this because you are gonna be blown away okay

because you are gonna be blown away okay

because you are gonna be blown away okay give me a hand very good at this yes it

give me a hand very good at this yes it

give me a hand very good at this yes it has a bouncer okay fair enough don’t

has a bouncer okay fair enough don’t

has a bouncer okay fair enough don’t hold your breath

hold your breath

hold your breath but my fellow diner doesn’t quite know

but my fellow diner doesn’t quite know

but my fellow diner doesn’t quite know it yet but balancing the cutlery is not

it yet but balancing the cutlery is not

it yet but balancing the cutlery is not quite the end of the story

quite the end of the story

quite the end of the story big nice is that slow clap what’s that

big nice is that slow clap what’s that

big nice is that slow clap what’s that Zach Lavine saw something it’s not over

Zach Lavine saw something it’s not over

Zach Lavine saw something it’s not over yet question yes what’s gonna happen if

yet question yes what’s gonna happen if

yet question yes what’s gonna happen if I set fire to the end of the match it’s

I set fire to the end of the match it’s

I set fire to the end of the match it’s gonna fall over what the whole Lots uh

gonna fall over what the whole Lots uh

gonna fall over what the whole Lots uh the fork in the spoon maybe it changes

the fork in the spoon maybe it changes

the fork in the spoon maybe it changes its balance okay so can the spoon

its balance okay so can the spoon

its balance okay so can the spoon so they swap maybe spoon goes down yeah

so they swap maybe spoon goes down yeah

so they swap maybe spoon goes down yeah okay anymore yeah might crack the glass

okay anymore yeah might crack the glass

okay anymore yeah might crack the glass so what will happen when the match is

so what will happen when the match is

so what will happen when the match is lit will the cutlery fall will the

lit will the cutlery fall will the

lit will the cutlery fall will the cutlery rotate will the glass crack or

cutlery rotate will the glass crack or

cutlery rotate will the glass crack or will the cutlery remain balanced right

will the cutlery remain balanced right

will the cutlery remain balanced right like that on that and then set fire to

like that on that and then set fire to

like that on that and then set fire to our match

our match

our match oh yeah all righty here we go

oh yeah all righty here we go

oh yeah all righty here we go Oh keep burning it down that’s right

Oh keep burning it down that’s right

Oh keep burning it down that’s right keep it on the map okay so far to the

keep it on the map okay so far to the

keep it on the map okay so far to the whole thing let’s watch it burn all the

whole thing let’s watch it burn all the

whole thing let’s watch it burn all the way down okay you go take it away all

way down okay you go take it away all

way down okay you go take it away all right okay hi oh and watch this oh wow I

right okay hi oh and watch this oh wow I

right okay hi oh and watch this oh wow I thought it would fall over it’s pretty

thought it would fall over it’s pretty

thought it would fall over it’s pretty cool yeah so the answer was D amazingly

cool yeah so the answer was D amazingly

cool yeah so the answer was D amazingly the cutlery remain balanced but why it’s

the cutlery remain balanced but why it’s

the cutlery remain balanced but why it’s altered with the center of mass right

altered with the center of mass right

altered with the center of mass right basically what’s happened here is we’ve

basically what’s happened here is we’ve

basically what’s happened here is we’ve put these two together the center of

put these two together the center of

put these two together the center of mass for these the point at which is

mass for these the point at which is

mass for these the point at which is most stable is because we’ve introduced

most stable is because we’ve introduced

most stable is because we’ve introduced this match right middle here okay

this match right middle here okay

this match right middle here okay and as we’ve burnt off a bit of a match

and as we’ve burnt off a bit of a match

and as we’ve burnt off a bit of a match with burn off so little weight on this

with burn off so little weight on this

with burn off so little weight on this side that’s barely adjusted the center

side that’s barely adjusted the center

side that’s barely adjusted the center of mass at all how cool is that

of mass at all how cool is that

of mass at all how cool is that okay cool ice cream yep

okay cool ice cream yep

okay cool ice cream yep thanks very much I love men