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Strange but True: Turning a Wobbly Table Will Make It Steady (scientificamerican.com)
2 points by malshe on Sept 6, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments



In the field, this works only about half the time, despite the Mathematical proofs. Other factors must be at play.


Depends on what is making it wobble, and the surface on which it is placed.


Which means that table turning is not a universal solution to the problem. It might work, it might not.




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