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Certainly not in the way they are trying to make you think it is. If anything the rope could be caught on the bench and supported at that point, but I claim trickery!
 
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Yes it’s real.. the distance between the top of the match and the string is the “backspan”. You can see how it would work with a free body diagram. I think if the vertical match was not inclined then it collapses.
 
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Right at the very start thet is something going on with the match being slotted into position and a dark bit at the end. The match is being held at the end for sure.

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It looks real and entirely plausible to me. For the top match to tilt down it must push the vertical match down and the cross match must be pushed under the table. This cross match is straight above the center of mass. So we have a hook, made of matches and string, that is held together by friction. It is not magic or trickery.
 
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I agree with MIStructE_IRE.

The centre of gravity of the load is behind the top edge of the bench. The cruciform matches provide a mechanism to apply a moment to the top horizontal match. Why wouldn't it work?

Edit: As can be clearly seen in 3DDaves' link.

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3D's case is different that the OP's. The former relying on the tilting vertical to create leverage, while the latter is not. However, by place the string tightly against the bench might have that effect too. I think it has to do with friction.
 
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I think it could be the camera angle that makes them look different, also 3D's is probably more exaggerated. I was also on team friction to start with, but I am being swayed.
 
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retired13 said:
3D's case is different that the OP's. The former relying on the tilting vertical to create leverage, while the latter is not. However, by place the string tightly against the bench might have that effect too.
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It's more obvious in 3DDave's link, but the "vertical" match in the original link clearly is inclined. It seems to me they both work by exactly the same mechanism.

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Yeah, you all could be right, as my eye sight wasn't that good any more. It is a well designed trick.
 
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If you know this guy, pls ask him to repeat the same experiment with polished matches and normal thin rope on glass top bench... He is using rubber thread which has high friction with match surface , the diagonal match somehow pushing the C.G. of suspended wt thru bench and the friction developing between match and bench surface, rubber thread and horizontal match justifying that C.G. does not have ecc. to OT the horizontal match..
 
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Agreed, there’s friction and all sorts happening here. However that’s all legitimate as far as statics goes. There’s nothing here to suggest it isn’t real though.
 
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Would anybody agree that the below is accurate? Apologies for deleting posts for some reason I'm not being allowed to add images to an edited post, so I've had to make new ones.

match_trick_2_pqdlcr.png


“Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
 
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MegaStructures ,


I have copied your sketch and make some correction with paint -brush ..here is my opinion..

match_trick_23pqdlcr_subot4.png
 
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LittleInch in your example there is an OSHA compliant spotter resisting the moment applied to the board via the ladders. Very sound physics principles applied by these experts!

“Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands.”
 
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All through truss action and shear friction. I admire the guts of these guys, especially the one on top, been so close to the wall standing on a steep ladder and working.
 
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Now that I look at it closely. The camera angle is a bit deceiving...the couple working to stabilise the stick works for this particular situation. Now our next challenge...convincing architects that hanging a house on the edge of a cliff using this technique does not work!
 
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MegaStructures has it correct; once the CG shifts to inside the edge of the table, the system is stable. In the first video, you can see in the last few seconds that the left cord is bent inwards under the board, so the CG has shifted to just under the edge of the board. Note also, that the bottom of original match is ever so slightly lifted from the board; the camera angle deceives, but you can see that the shadow of the matchstick is slight taller near its bottom.

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