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Use this tag for questions related to how objects move relative to other objects dependent on your frame of reference, and how this applies to special relativity.

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Physics of the tablecloth trick- why top objects tip over

In the tablecloth trick where the cloth is pulled off, with dishes etc. on top of it, I was wondering why is it that tall objects tend to tip forward? Let's say that we are pulling the cloth to the r …
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