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Friday, 23 December 2011

Friction - A Christmas Party Trick

Posted on 11:48 by Unknown
If you need to entertain your holiday guests, especially those with a competitive streak, and you have a couple of old phone books laying around, Stephen Fry and his QI guests are here to teach you a simple and inexpensive party trick you can use on them while simultaneously teaching them a simple lesson on the physics of friction.


I cannot be held responsible for any objects that get broken in the process :)
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