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2598 sats \ 12 comments \ @OT 20h science

My son did some Halloween craft last week. It's a flat wooden jack'o'lantern. He put a little bit of paint, glued a few light things on and that was about it.

The question I have is this: When I hang it up on two screws in the fence, the wind will blow it around so that the painted side is facing the fence. If I change the side of the string, the same thing happens. The wind will blow it around so that the painted side is facing the fence.

Any idea why this is happening? The only explanation that I can come up with is that its like the moon as the painted side might be slightly heavier. But that's just a guess!

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1000 sats \ 2 replies \ @purpurato 10h

It's the same phenomena that creates the buttered cat paradox but in this case the jack'o' lantern never faces the painted side.

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 10h

Thanks!

I think that's what I was looking. I wanted to know what the phenomenon was called.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @purpurato 9h

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98 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 17h

The answer is because the weight of the object (the pumpkin that your son made) is small, which means that due to the force of the breeze it falls over. The practical solution is a drill and screws. I imagine that your son told you to leave it like that, dad.

78 sats \ 0 replies \ @flat24 16h

I think the problem is the way it is attached, using that string gives room for it to turn, since it is not fixed to the wall, plus adding the difference in weight on the side that has paint and the side that does not. I think you should remove the string, and simply use the small hole that is in the pumpkin 🎃 to put a nail there and fix it so that it is not at the mercy of the wind and can always look forward to see the art 🎨 that the little one has created... also understanding the mind of the little one and trying to see it as my daughter would see it, she would not stop asking why the pumpkin doll only looks towards the wall. 🤭🤭

66 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 16h

Could it be a tiny bit more friction on the painted side? I see some googie eyes and stickers.

54 sats \ 2 replies \ @Roll 20h

So you're dealing with a situation where the flat wooden jack'o'lantern is being flipped by the wind so that its painted side faces the fence. This is a common issue with lightweight items that are not securely fastened.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT OP 20h

By why does it always face inward? If it were lightweight and not secured properly wouldn't it flip sides often?

22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Roll 20h

weight of the paint...

40 sats \ 0 replies \ @User21000000 10h

It’s the location of the hole in the pumpkin stork. Could you add a string and nail at the bottom as well to hold it tighter to that side .

Or twist the string up and have it on good side . As if you look you hang it and string is straight then it settles with string twisted on the nail

22 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 17h

The slight weight difference might be the cause. What came to my mind is a difference in drag due to the paint.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satoshi__Nakamoto 18h

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