Science in Action: Balancing Cutlery


Do-It-Yourself Experiment

Balancing Cutlery

In this activity, we challenge you to balance two forks on the rim of a glass.

Instructions

You are allowed to use anything you can see in the photo above but be warned, we threw in a few extra things that you won't need. Make sure that you use old forks and ask your parents to help you collect what you need.

Here a list of what is in the photo if you can't see pictures with your browser:
Two forks
Glass
Wine bottle
Bottle opener
Cork
Candle
Matches


If you can't figure it out, you might like a hint. If you would, try to think about the challenge for a bit longer and then have a look at our hint.

If you have solved the problem, have a look at our solution and see if you did it the same way. If you did something different you might like to email us and tell us how you did it. Then we can let everybody else know what great ideas you have had!


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