Balancing tricks of the trade

By frithmobiles

TRY THESE FUN BALANCING TRICKS

Fork and Spoon Take a spoon and fork and connect them together. Place a wooden toothpick in the fork center, just about 1/4" through the fork. Then balance the fork and spoon, then place it balanced on the edge of a glass. WOW! It is amazing! Even more amazing: at the balancing point (fulcrum) of the toothpick...lift off the glass and break the toothpick at the point of balance....then place it back on the very edge of the glass. It will balance. Then push down (just a little) the fork-end of the toothpick... it will bounce in place! You can then place the balancing end of the toothpick anywhere...even on another toothpick!

Salt Shaker Tilt Take a salt shaker, pour out some salt on the table (not a lot). With only one edge of the shaker, set into the salt, push a row of salt under it enough so it will grip. Then tilting the shaker, you will find it has a perfect balancing point. Hold still at that point, carefully remove your fingers, the shaker will stand tilting all by itself. Softly blow away the extra salt. Voila!

These were my favorite tricks of balance when I was young...enjoy and share with your friends.
Got to my website: http://www.humboldt1.com/~mobiles to see more balancing tricks!