Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919 · London : Frederick Warne · leaf 400
—To Balance an Egg on the Point of aWalking-Stick. Solution. . Have the egg boiled hard.* Thrust the twTo forks into * It is said that the feat is possible even with a raw egg, but it is inthis ease much more difficult, the contents of the egg being in a con-dition of unstable equilibrium, Key to… … Fig, 501 ferule, and the cork on top of it, as shown in Fig. 504.After a few trials you will be able to balance the egg in anerect position. No. XXIII.—The Ashantee Horseshoe. Solution. Pass the second piece of wire between the first piece andthe horseshoe, and raise the latter so that the first…
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