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Strange but True: Turning a Wobbly Table Will Make It Steady
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scientificamerican.com
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malshe
on Sept 6, 2020
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pseingatl
on Sept 6, 2020
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In the field, this works only about half the time, despite the Mathematical proofs. Other factors must be at play.
bradknowles
on Sept 6, 2020
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Depends on what is making it wobble, and the surface on which it is placed.
pseingatl
on Sept 7, 2020
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Which means that table turning is not a universal solution to the problem. It might work, it might not.
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