You don't need a physics degree to know about Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation: "Any two bodies in the universe attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them." And even if all that sounds like gibberish we all understand the general principle of how gravity works - especially when we see something that seems to go against this law.
Below is a list of photos that show people, objects and animals that thought gravity be damned and followed their own set of physics rules. Sure there is a scientific explanation for even the wackiest occurrences, but that doesn't make them any less entertaining! Don't forget to upvote your favs!
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Mountain Goats Don't Give A Sh*t About Your Gravity
Can he swing from a web? No he can’t, he’s a goat.
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When I saw this, the first thought that popped into my head was "Ooo a chesire car!"
The Way My Cup Broke
Did you have any luck? ;-) Suspect that is a break in a million! I threw a glass hard on to the kitchen floor once - hopping mad about something or other. Flipping thing bounced and ruined the moment.
Load More Replies...Go to MOMA, put on a shelf, and hide waiting for the people taking pics of it....
And start discussing what the artist intended to say...
Load More Replies...Pic Of Noodles At -60°C: Concordia Research Station, Antarctica
probably less, watching the videos where, at same temperature, people throw BOILING water in the air and the same gets instantly frozen like a mist
Load More Replies...What will we see when he is eating them? Inside the mouth and stomach?
Load More Replies...Bro, Do You Even Inertia?
I can't even balance myself - stagger all over the place! My admiration for this person is huge!
Load More Replies...i think he doesn't know about the watermelon...just about the harmless GAS CYLINDER....
He and inertia had a falling out 3 years ago and haven't spoken since.
Not that I could do it but it seems like it would be easier to turn the cylinder right side up and put the melon in the rim.
He would do a nice job handling pots of water on head Send him offfff now to help the village girl😆😋
Windy Day In The Northeast Caused These Icicles To Form Sideways
It's not the wind. The snow sheet on the roof is sliding and curling so the icicles that were hanging straight down are now pointed inward. Seen this many times.
Saw These Stacked Stone Arches At The Beach This Morning
Roman engineer visited from the past, went to the beach, got bored and built a bridge.
Who Needs Thumbs, When You've Got Things Handled
My parents have a cat with extra digits on his paws. They are opposable thumbs. That guy gets into everything. Wish I had a picture to show I'm not making this up. They were told that it was some kind of mutation and is quite common in cats from Eastern Canada??
Load More Replies...I think that cat has been hanging around those mountain goats too long...
My Boyfriend's Cat Likes To Sleep Against The Wall
You didn't happen to be a cat in aformer life, did you?
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My clumsy a*s child would decapitate herself walking through there haha
This Kid At My School Likes To Stack Pencils
I Always Thought Jesus Was A Shepherd, Not A Husky
It's actually over a frozen lake where the water had just started melting. I saw this somewhere else...that's what it said there...
It's a frozen-over lake, where the surface ice thawed out slightly during the day. We see this every year, early-winter with geese getting ready to migrate. Beautiful dog, beautiful pictures, though.
Load More Replies...Cannot Tell If Broken Or Upgraded
I think it's upgrading, so don't turn it off until finished.
Load More Replies...Reminds me of the first Tony Hawk game in the map of the indoor skate park, there was a glitch that you could get stuck in the corner of the ceiling and wall and get infinity points.
How Do I Turn The Anti-Gravity Setting Off On My Dog?
#1, You have a Husky. #2 The owner's manual clearly states you cannot alter factory-set features. #3 Enjoy your doggo.
This dog is obviously a fan of the mountain goats and the 'mountain' cat...
These Magnets Are Stocked Past The End
thank you for saying it cause I was going to if no one else did
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Like that post yesterday of the dad cutting a piece of snow and pretending to eat it because it looked like a cake?
Load More Replies...The Tilt Of The Cruise Ship Makes It Look Like The Water Isn't Obeying The Law Of Gravity
what's with the color?! (edit) no, i did not see that somebody else had already said this...
I don't know the English word but this looks more like the buildup you get from using water(chalk? In Dutch it's called Kalk), a little cleaning would fix this
Gecko Chilling Out On The Water's Surface Tension Of My Fishtank
I've never wanted to be a gecko before I saw this! My god that looks comfortable!
Ehhh look at the poor goldfish be like OMFL Y U IN MAH TANK ME NO LIKE U GO AWAY
Water surface tension is so fascinating and glorious. Physics = awesome.
Found An Icicle Held Only By A Spider's Web
They made bullet-proof clothes with spider's silk https://www.livescience.com/46519-spider-silk-bulletproof-clothing.html
Yes, spider silk is very strong, the strongest natually-occurring fiber known. There is also artificial spider silk, it's not as strong but it's good enough and more convenient. It's also used for breast implants
Load More Replies...i feel sorry for the spider...thinking it's the biggest ever prey he got... :(
Anyone else thinks this looks like a mans dodah or have I got a mucky mind?
A Japanese 1 Yen Coin Is So Light It Won't Even Break Surface Tension On Water
I think it just looks yellow because of the cup and the light but I admit I had to look at the pic 4-5 times before thinking of that :p
Load More Replies...of course, the viscous nature of matcha tea could also be helping...
This, dear pandas, is a representation of space, time, gravity and a bunch of other science stuff
Correction, it will not brake the surface tension on yellow water. :D
Lithuanian litas cents use to float , they use to be made of aluminium.
Just look at the edges where the water is slightly over the rim. You can tell it's water there.
I Don't Want To Do It Again
Because Who Needs Physics?
Because WE needs physics! And science. And logic. If we want to keep breathing that is.
During high tide the water reaches to the "shelf". The tide is going out, exposing more of this block of ice, which is lodged against the floor of the bay.
Here Are Some Bowling Balls I Stacked
This guy is exactly who I would picture if someone told me about a guy they knew who stacks bowling balls for fun
He should meet the pencil stacking guy....they could create something interesting
a game called kerthunk? it's sort of like giant kerplunk?
Load More Replies...At first I thought that this was cooler than the pencils (which are just good engineering) and then I realise that this was taking advantage of the finger holes. Still neat though!
He broke the 'No Horseplay' rule. And f**k the 'No Foul Language' rule.
My Cat’s Balancing Act
You clearly didn't ask permission to take this picture. Suffer the consequeses.
Cats are exempt from the laws of nature. He has probably shifted all his bones to his shoulder and his butt is weightless.
They can all look kind of 'angry.' My cat is the sweetest cat I've ever met and has that 'angry' look too. Poor darlings MEOW
Load More Replies..."A tail is quite essential for your acrobatic talents; You would not be so agile if you lacked its counterbalance." Data: TNG
137 Drops Of Water On A Penny
And I just found the name of my new smooth jazz album, thanks!!
I did it in school too, and I got up to about 60 before it all spilled.
Load More Replies...I bet they took a picture after each drop... Can we see the picture taken after the 138th? :)
This Perfectly Balanced Piece Of Driftwood On The Edge Of The Dam I Photographed. It Had Been Balanced Like That For At Least A Week, Since My First Visit There
"Quit staring at me and come help, can't you see I'm holding for my dear life in here”.
How's This For A Pringle Ringle Border Collie Border?
They are very well behaved little dogs.... Mine would have just eaten it all before I could put two chips together...
I'd have eaten it before someone put two chips together...
Load More Replies...My Friends Love To Balance Stuff
Oh, hell. Now I want to try this. I'll probably use beer cans that I've just emptied to add a degree of difficulty.
Its quite easy! I use this trick all the time, without the keys. Beer should only be about half full though ;)
Load More Replies...WOW, imagine how hard it is for that soda can to open it’s car door every morning before going to work. Piece of advice: Family-size is not always the best of deals.
This Stack Of Pianos On A Beach At Low Tide
from Reddit It’s on the strand at Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland. Promotional stunt by Danny Hughes’ music shop, which is just opposite. There’s a telegraph pole like a spine behind them all. Edit: the stunt is in aid of a charity for orphans which the shop promotes every year.
Load More Replies...It’s on the strand at Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland. Promotional stunt by Danny Hughes’ music shop, which is just opposite. There’s a telegraph pole like a spine behind them all. The stunt is in aid of a charity for orphans which the shop promotes every year. Go here if you’d like to support them http://crosscause.ie/
found this: It’s on the strand at Blackrock, County Louth, Ireland. Promotional stunt by Danny Hughes’ music shop, which is just opposite. There’s a telegraph pole like a spine behind them all. Edit: the stunt is in aid of a charity for orphans which the shop promotes every year. Go here if you’d like to support them http://crosscause.ie/
Cool Tables In Plymouth That Look Like It's Anti-Grav
I ran into something like this when I was a kid. I must have been a pretty fast kid cause I don't remember what happened between our beachtrip and the hospital
Guy I Work With Can Balance Almost Anything On His Nose, He Held This For Over 30 Seconds
He's skilled and all... But are we going to skip talking about that awesome Bugs Bunny tie?
OK! I did the research... And: https://www.etsy.com/listing/590511693/looney-tunes-mania-black-red-valentine?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=bugs%20bunny%20balloons&ref=sr_gallery-1-5
Load More Replies...C**p, you revealed the CIA's Sunglass Hut front! Now they'll have to move! What a waste of our tax dollars!
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Just Running On Water, Nothing Special
How does the Rocky Horror song go? "But not for very much longer..."
Go Home, Snow, You're Drunk
i managed to get the 1st train out of Dundee after Scotland had been shut for a week December 2010. It was both hilarious and horrible - the entire train was like sardines. 20 /30 people had to get off at every stop - just to allow people to actually get off the train. the train manager gave up at Leuchars. He made everyone who didnt need to get to Edinburgh to get off and wait for another train promised to be coming in 10 mins
I Love Physics
Nothing special here, just two forks fighting over a penny in a Matrix style of motion. Move along.
This seems to defy my limited knowledge of science, there is no balance there...looks more like a super glued coin to the edge of a glass..anyone can explain this one to me? All the others make sense...this ono, not so much...
What A Stable Life He Has
Maybe he never mastered it. This pic has been probably taken half sec before he fell off the bench. Maybe there is some other guy in the back, who's going to catch him or quickly put a materace in the right place. Well...at least that's the way I would try to take that kind of picture. ;)))
Load More Replies...Com On man loose the socks with the flip Flops already!!! Only Asians I sware !!!
Mind Blown
Photo take while it was actually flying upside down and then flipped. The way that wing is in the picture wouldn't work otherwise ;)
They are performing a figure called tonneau (or barrel roll in non european countries). If they were in inverted flight, water would spill down to earth. Actually the photo could have been taken in any moment of the tonneau, and the water would still get into the glass, even if the horizon is on a side or diagonal.
Load More Replies...I Swear, You Leave Kids These Days Alone For Five Minutes And They Go And Break Physics
Easy. Just fill two glasses halfway full. Then place a piece of paper (the brown square seen behind the cups) over the top of one, turn it upside down, and put it on top of the right-side-up one. Finally, remove the paper!
This isn't "breaking physics", this is actually quite easy to pull off if you know how to do it.
When Your Dad Bets $50 That The "Physics In A Nutshell" Ruler/Hammer Post Is Impossible
I have a stepladder - all I need is a long ruler a big hammer and some string - lol - I love physics
Load More Replies...Physics At Work At Walmart
It's Styrofoam...probably wouldn't do too much damage if it fell?
Load More Replies...Dad Proving He Hasn't Lost All His Hair
The American people are working hard but that guys hair is working even harder
Only Good Use For Cigarettes
Exactly what people should do when they quit smoking and have all these spare cigarette packs lying around XD
This Image Goes Against Everything You Know To Be Real
As Wiggity says, it's probably resting against another tree. Either that, or it's just a piece of log with someone just out of the frame holding on to the top...
while both are infintely more likely to be right... I'm going to submit it grew into power lines.
Load More Replies...The branches of the tree may be entwined with branches of neighboring trees.
No, Thank You Physics
I am guessing that the bottles are empty. At that point almost anything may seem like a good idea.
Load More Replies...Our Cat Spilled A Glass Of Water On The Coffee Table, But None Of It Got On The Floor
Water molecules cling together which is why this makes sense/ isn't spilling
Load More Replies...That's what I was thinking. Flipping annoying when being naughty goes wrong!
Load More Replies...Cat's Mission Report: Failed attempt to bring mayhem. Better luck next time.
Of All My Son's Jack Jack Figures, Only The "Metal" One Floats
Shouldn't that be the one that doesn't fl- OHHH I get it cuz it's not real metal...
Couple Frame Balancing On The Rainy Day
Heh, twice in one day I get to paste this URL! http://gravityglue.com/
So I Mastered Physics Today
Now impress me and remove some pieces without collapsing the whole thing. Just joking. This is really cool.
You are easily impressed, he can just get the top one
Load More Replies...I Don't Believe In Gravity Anymore
hey Vsauce! Michael here.. (yeah, they did an episode about that.. I think it was collaboration with Adam Savage from Mythbusters.)
vsauce came to my mind in an instant !!!! sad he hasn't uploaded anything in a while now
Load More Replies...This Snow Man Denies All Laws Of Physics
Who snuck in a picture of me trying to get out of bed in the morning...
My Dog’s Bone Stands Upright Because Of The Way She Chewed It
she just created a little sculpture for you to admire... be happy hooman!
Be happy it's not as soft brown "clay" sculpture!
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Bored At Work. F*ck You, Physics
This Waterjet Running Magically Underneath The Pothandle With A 90° Angle
Turn the water on in your kitchen sink, not too high, then bring your finger close to the water and watch it bend towards you. Water has a lot of gravity breaking properties, the faucet is static electricity reacting with the unique bonds that hydrogen and oxygen form to push the water away, it might be something similar with this metal pot.
Load More Replies...With a little help from its friends hydrogen bonding/surface tension.
How Is This Even Possible?
I'm a huge adhesive and glue fan. If that's glue I want to meet the person who did that with nothing visible. I'd love to have a dissecting scope (obviously not all it's used for) and that may help get to a level of clean glueing like that, but doubtful. Balancing is easier than perfect glueing
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Real question is why are you putting a dirty broom on the counter in a restaurant?
My Girlfriend Poured Out A Glass Of Coke Today. She Broke Physics
Pretty easy to do that when you have a lemon slice dividing the coke from the ice....
Kid says: "I hate when the ice cubes touch my coke." Parent: "Fine, here you go."
The upper half of the coke appears to be frozen. It's a different color from the rest and seems to have ice on the bottom and a rim of ice on the top.
Floating Morello Cherry Pie
its stuck to the back of the fridge it happens alot as there are ive sticking it to the surface
Is it wrong if I'm totally judging this person based on the contents of his/her freezer?
No because I instantly did not trust them....who freezes orange juice!!!!!!!!
Load More Replies...Uh, this picture raises many question. Who freezes butter also, but in the ceramic butter thing? Who freezes whole cartons of liquid orange juice? What kind of madness is this?????? AAAAAAAAaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh
It's probably the top shelf of a fridge set too cold.
Load More Replies...As a professional magician I want to assure people to relax, take a deep, calming breath. All have logical scientific explanations.
ALL objects have a perfect balancing point somewhere.
Load More Replies...Great post. Many of these occurrences are brief...one needs to photograph them immediately to capture them.
There are a few of these that are really amazing, but many can be explained by science I learnt in middle school, and really aren't that amazing.
Well, to some science *is* amazing but the "broke the physic" or "in your face gravity" by people who don't really understand physics or gravity (or at least don't understand the theory part) can get old after some time
Load More Replies...As a professional magician I want to assure people to relax, take a deep, calming breath. All have logical scientific explanations.
ALL objects have a perfect balancing point somewhere.
Load More Replies...Great post. Many of these occurrences are brief...one needs to photograph them immediately to capture them.
There are a few of these that are really amazing, but many can be explained by science I learnt in middle school, and really aren't that amazing.
Well, to some science *is* amazing but the "broke the physic" or "in your face gravity" by people who don't really understand physics or gravity (or at least don't understand the theory part) can get old after some time
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