"Paradoxical Mechanical Phenomena", MathByte featuring Mark Levi of Penn State

Mark Levi's area of research is differential equations, dynamical systems and geometry, often related to physical phenomena. One of his hobbies is creating and collecting physical devices that he uses to illustrate mathematical phenomena. Another hobby is inventing and collecting physical solutions to mathematical problems. As a result, he authored two books: "The Mathematical Mechanic: Using Physical Reasoning to Solve Problems" and "Why Cats Land on Their Feet: And 76 Other Physical Paradoxes and Puzzles". In this video, Levi demonstrates two paradoxical mechanical phenomena, both explained, in an unexpected way, by centrifugal force. (March 2014)

[@roger72715]

Came here after watching 3B1B video of the Brachistochrone problem.

[@adithyabhat4770]

Same

[@ocnus1.61]

It reminds me of a Paul Trap