Weird physics during our smoke break!

Hey all,

This happened last night when my buddy accidentally dropped his cigarette during his last puff. Didn't know where to put this, but it is weird so check it out-

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reply to post by GreyFoxSolid


Pretty awesome, so what happened when you touched it?

reply to post by oneness86


It immediately fell. We made sure to get enough video and pictures before we tried. It kind of fell off to the side like being pushed by the opposite end of a magnet, if that makes sense.

Quantum entanglement. Obviously, the cigarette acted as a wave as it fell since it was not being observed.

The surface it fell onto seems to be riddled with cracks, holes, and grooves. Enough of the cigarette was probably smoked down so that it was just light enough to have one of the sides get caught in one of those grooves and so stay at an angle like that. I don't see anything unlogical or any "glitches in the matrix" here, just something rational. Are the odds of it ever happening again high though? Nope. Cool, but not strange.

reply to post by Myomistress


Oh, Im not saying anything really strange happened here. It was just a cool moment. The chances of it happening seemed crazy.

wow thats crazy. im sure there is some sort of simple explanation for it? looks like a glitch in the matrix though lol.

Reminds me of drinking half a can of coke and then watching in amazement as it balanced itself in an awkward pose.

reply to post by GreyFoxSolid


Is it possible the cigarette got caught in a spider web?
I chucked a cig away once,and it floated in mid air,spinning.
That one was caught in a strand of spider web.

reply to post by GreyFoxSolid


Looks like the spit on the filter and sharp ground have suspended it at an unnatural angle....cool!

Thanks for the clip. Was it a "light" brand of cigarette or "super ultralight" maybe and the heat of the still burning tobacco created enough convection in the air around it to contribute to the anti-gravity?

reply to post by Silcone Synapse


We checked. It was most likely caught in a tiny crack. But the chances of that happening seem pretty astounding.

reply to post by nerbot


The brand was parliament, which I believe to be light.

reply to post by GreyFoxSolid
what a chuckle,Ive thrown them down and landed straight up once but never on an angle.Maybe it's time to play the lottery?

Originally posted by thirdeyevision
wow thats crazy. im sure there is some sort of simple explanation for it? looks like a glitch in the matrix though lol.

Simple explanation, the man's spit is like super glue. eeeeYUCK!

reply to post by GreyFoxSolid


I would say the edge of the paper of the filter got caught on a sharp edge of the pavement...

pretty wicked either way...

reply to post by jiggerj


lmao at your avatar & your comment.