With this simple trick, 15 matchsticks can be balanced on top of 1 single match. Then lit on fire.
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Music by Jason Shaw (RP-Clattertrap)
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Project Inspired By:
The nail trick. (eg. http://youtu.be/sQrz6sRjiVI). It’s been done many times with nails, but I hadn’t ever seen it done with matches. It’s surprisingly tricky, especially outside in a breeze.
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Project History & More Info:
It’s pretty hard to even balance 1 match on top of another, so for this quick experiment I tried using the technique from my “Gravity Puzzle” video to see if it would work.
It takes a bit of practice, but with some time and some patience, 15 matches will hold together, and can be balanced on top of one single matchstick.
I tried lighting them on fire to see what would happen, and impressively they stayed burning and balancing the majority of the time. If it weren’t for a slight breeze blowing them off, I doubt they would have even fallen at all.