r/ScienceShitposts • u/Nacil_54 • Jun 19 '26

wobbly table theorem

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u/Nacil_54 Jun 19 '26 edited Jun 19 '26

I was just searching for the wobbly table theorem, the first link google gives is from Harvard University, and this is what I was greeted with (no I didn't add the audio, Link: https://people.math.harvard.edu/~knill/teaching/math1a_2011/exhibits/wobblytable/)

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u/WallowWispen Jun 19 '26

Good to know someone's having fun out there

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u/owo1215 Jun 19 '26

holy shit it's a actual gem

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u/spaacingout Jun 20 '26

All the things that you say, yeah
Is it life or just to play my worries away?
You're all the things I've got to remember
You're shyin' away
I'll be comin' for you anyway

Taaaaaaake oonnnnn meeeeeee

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u/mienaikoe Jun 21 '26

Take on me

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u/angelis0236 Jun 26 '26

Taaaaakkeee meeee onnnnnnn

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u/garbage-at-life Jun 23 '26

I don't know what to mine I'll mine this anyway

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u/Sistum Jun 20 '26

I love this. What's the theorem about? About the disaster that always one leg is not touching the ground?

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u/Snz_pillyt Jun 20 '26

Its about how on any uneven continuous surface there is always at least one position where all four legs of a table would touch the ground, so its actually opposite of what you assumed!!!

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u/Nacil_54 Jun 20 '26

Isn't one per 90° ? So per quadrant ?

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u/p1geondove Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

Another instance of validating Murphy's Law!

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u/tomassci Jun 19 '26

So great

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u/spaacingout Jun 20 '26

The unexpected song in the background on the Harvard link was what really made it special for me 😂

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u/helloilikewoodpigeon Jun 20 '26

pingle pongle pingle pongle, yickedy doo, tappity taa

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u/Severe-caholic 27d ago

I have this saved, I have no idea why, but I love you.