This Weird Shape Rolls Uphill Instead of Down

In this video I show you some objects the roll uphill instead of down. Then I talk about how it is possible and how it is still falling down.

[marzbroz]

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[D-Man_Jam]

_"Oh no! I've fallen, and I can't get down!"_

[PC-dszk]

Theres this place in the UK called 'the crooked house', its a pub, which slants to one side. Weirdly this experiment works there too. People use a coin there and it rolls up instead of down

[certiPHIer]

If the sides of your ramp were parallel instead of converging to the downhill point, both shapes would roll downhill. The object shaped like two cones put together rolls in the direction that has its center of mass descending on the converging ramp, so its center of gravity is "rolling downhill".

[thomaskast]

-Bro where are you?
-Up here on the tree
-How did you get up there?
-I fell.

[priyadugar]

When life starts going down, be this cone not the cylinder.

[tomzuriel]

Now I understand Lil Wayne when he said I fell from the streets, I landed in the sky. 💆

[thomaspetrucka]

0:43 If you look at the center cylinder, you’ll notice it actually descends as it rolls up the ramp.

[RealOllyORB]

_Your free trial of gravity has ended._

[Incepter.]

That object that rolls up on a slanted hill has rejected the offer of the laws of physics while The Action Lab is testing with him.

[ragavanbalaji]

this is the first one i actually understood before getting it explained to me

[BC-wjfx]

"Gravity HATES this shape. See how it gets 54 inches of uphill per week using this one simple trick"

[KieranTully]

It took me a while to notice that the rails move apart, which is what allows the conical mass to fall right, as it rolls on narrower and narrower parts of the cone (which sit lower on the wider parts of the rail). Whereas the cylinder has constant circumference and can only roll down to the left.

[kevincarson]

that triangular shaped base along with the slanted shape of the rolling object is why it rolls up. Physics won't let those two shapes interact in a way that lets it roll the other directions

[timdavis]

Interesting video! I understand how it works. Thanks for sharing this with us 😀

[varundeshpandevd]

Although it rolls upwards, its effective center of gravity is going down. The shape sinks into the ramp due to its V shape.

[RCSmiths]

Schrodinger's Cone: Falls up and down at the same time lol

[kevinmiller]

I love the shirt! I had a JVC RC-M70 back in the '90s and loved it. You just inspired me to search for that shirt and I just ordered one. Thanks again.

Oh yeah - the video was great, too.

[joey]

0:51 *“now watch both of theses at the same time now”*

My eyes: 👁 👃 👁

[l.riggins]

I'm surprised he didn't follow through with a cursory explanation as to how the center of gravity is dropping due to the shape of the object and the widening rail path caused by the rail angle on the ramp. I noticed this immediately, however many, including younger viewers might not fully get it without explanation.