Comments on: Defy Gravity with The Swami http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: seefish3 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1728545 seefish3 Mon, 11 May 2009 09:10:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1728545 God, I hate a limp belt... God, I hate a limp belt…

]]> By: MightyCow http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1727897 MightyCow Mon, 11 May 2009 01:22:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1727897 Great! The economy is so bad they're even outsourcing magic tricks to India. Great! The economy is so bad they’re even outsourcing magic tricks to India.

]]> By: tmayton http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1726861 tmayton Sun, 10 May 2009 17:02:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1726861 It will work with anything having similar properties to a stiff belt. This won't work with limp belts or most kinds of rope. It will work with anything having similar properties to a stiff belt. This won’t work with limp belts or most kinds of rope.

]]> By: Ajan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1726017 Ajan Sun, 10 May 2009 10:07:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1726017 only a belt? or did they try anything else? only a belt? or did they try anything else?

]]> By: Kalel http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1725247 Kalel Sun, 10 May 2009 03:29:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1725247 Can the Swami balance a checkbook? Can the Swami balance a checkbook?

]]> By: Chakolate http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724720 Chakolate Sat, 09 May 2009 23:32:16 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724720 You can also do this with a large paper clip. Just bend it to look like the top of the outline above, and put the belt into the groove. It does cut into your finger a bit, though. ;-) You can also do this with a large paper clip. Just bend it to look like the top of the outline above, and put the belt into the groove.

It does cut into your finger a bit, though. ;-)

]]> By: tmayton http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724627 tmayton Sat, 09 May 2009 22:48:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724627 True about the education bit. One look at it gives it away. Just notice the radius beween the cg and that balancing point. True about the education bit. One look at it gives it away. Just notice the radius beween the cg and that balancing point.

]]> By: Wesley http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724600 Wesley Sat, 09 May 2009 22:35:31 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724600 Vonskippy puts into words what I'm thinking. Shifting an object's center of gravity is not all that amazing. Vonskippy puts into words what I’m thinking.

Shifting an object’s center of gravity is not all that amazing.

]]> By: Miss Cellania http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724587 Miss Cellania Sat, 09 May 2009 22:30:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724587 It's the same principle as "two forks, one cup", right? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/12/two-forks-one-cup/ It’s the same principle as “two forks, one cup”, right?

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/12/two-forks-one-cup/

]]> By: ted http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724489 ted Sat, 09 May 2009 21:44:27 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724489 I made one of those in shop class, only without the swami picture. I made one of those in shop class, only without the swami picture.

]]> By: Vonskippy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724397 Vonskippy Sat, 09 May 2009 21:01:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724397 Sad that public education is so sucky that this "trick" amazes all the sheeple. Sad that public education is so sucky that this “trick” amazes all the sheeple.

]]> By: Winchell Chung http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724311 Winchell Chung Sat, 09 May 2009 20:24:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724311 In a "how to be a stage magician" book, I saw a way to make this out of corrugated cardboard. You glued together two small rectangles of cardboard, then you cut the angled slot, just like the Swami plan. In a “how to be a stage magician” book, I saw a way to make this out of corrugated cardboard. You glued together two small rectangles of cardboard, then you cut the angled slot, just like the Swami plan.

]]> By: Keith Peters http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724247 Keith Peters Sat, 09 May 2009 19:39:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724247 Hehe, we made those in wood shop class in middle school. :) Hehe, we made those in wood shop class in middle school. :)

]]> By: Danny http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724240 Danny Sat, 09 May 2009 19:23:06 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724240 Aaaand it just reminded me of a balancing bird toy I used to play with all the time as a kid that also works somewhat the same way, but the bird also relys on a weight to help balance http://demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/html/demos/533.html Aaaand it just reminded me of a balancing bird toy I used to play with all the time as a kid that also works somewhat the same way, but the bird also relys on a weight to help balance http://demoroom.physics.ncsu.edu/html/demos/533.html

]]> By: Danny http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/comment-page-1/#comment-1724237 Danny Sat, 09 May 2009 19:20:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/09/defy-gravity-with-the-swami/#comment-1724237 it reminds me of this bar trick that works under the same principle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qMA3vVTpI So my guess would be that the curve in the shape above where the belt rests makes the belt lean towards you which puts the center of balance back at the tip of the swami where you hold it at. Very neat trick it reminds me of this bar trick that works under the same principle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3qMA3vVTpI

So my guess would be that the curve in the shape above where the belt rests makes the belt lean towards you which puts the center of balance back at the tip of the swami where you hold it at. Very neat trick

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