Tilting toy and egg by Piet Hein

Experiment no.: 1.4.6
Stehauf­männchen und Ei von Piet Hein
The tilting toy always rights itself because its centre of gravity is below the pivot point. The special egg can stand upright because it has zero curvature on its ends.

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Tilting toy
Egg by Piet Hein

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