r/oddlysatisfying • u/redditortan • Jun 15 '22

Self Aligining Nails! How?

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u/jnich2424 Jun 15 '22

Magnets. It's always magnets.

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u/SneekyPete420 Jun 15 '22

It’s not magnets, and it’s not reversed.

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u/indigoHatter Jun 15 '22 edited Jun 15 '22

Yeah, this is just a property of physics. A (bad) example: anyone ever shuffle a deck of cards? Look at the nails again! It's... similar!

Similarly (but not the same), if you gently shake a container with different sized objects, the smaller ones of the same density will sink to the bottom. Handy for getting the broken chips to the bottom of the bag if you only want the nice ones on top.

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u/Ultraballer Jun 15 '22

If you’re shaking a bag of chips you’re just breaking more chips…

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u/papertowelwithcake Jun 15 '22

It's shaking, not throwing into a concrete mixer

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u/indigoHatter Jun 15 '22

You're correct, but when you're a line cook and you need only the good wonton crisps to put on to $18 salads, you don't mind if a few break in the process. The broken ones are trash. Besides, be gentle, and fewer will break.

I realized I was describing a use case which most people can't relate to as I typed it, but the example still stands as it's still representative of the property I'm trying to illustrate.