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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by ranie93 on Monday November 25, 2019 @10:53AM (#21629196)
most likely due to the caveats I assume:

"Two caveats. This only works for a table with equal legs, where the wobble is caused by an uneven floor. If the table has uneven legs, you probably need the folded napkin. Also, the floor can be bumpy but has to be free of steps"

Spherical cows rearing their ugly heads once again

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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by thfuran on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:50PM (#21632042)
How does that work? I guess the sphere just expands?
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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by zentiggr on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:59PM (#21632127)
Old physics joke about using approximations to model a farming problem... "Start with a spherical cow in vacuum, ..."
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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by twic on Monday November 25, 2019 @03:16PM (#21632301)
thfuran's comment extends the joke by inquiring how a cow might raise its head while being a perfect sphere.
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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by zentiggr on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @08:53AM (#21638236)
Gotcha - 'rearing their ugly heads'... I should slow down and think the thread through every now and then lol
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Re:How to Stabilize a Wobbly Table (2007) by SAI_Peregrinus on Monday November 25, 2019 @02:42PM (#21631968)
It also requires a table with multiple legs, instead of a single pillar table (common outdoors). If the top->pillar->base connection chain has a weak point that's wobbly no amount of rotation or napkins will fix it.
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