why does toast land buttered side down if it falls off a plate?

Answer 1

mythbusters busted that, its not always that way.

Answer 2

I'm thinking that since the buttered side was up on your plate, when it fell off then all it has to do is flip over once and hit the floor. it 's unlikely that something will flip over twice so buttered side is up. try putting it on the plate with the buttered side down and then let it fall off the plate. did it change? time for a scientific experiment... :-)

here's some really funny stuff about buttered toast and a cat.. you know how cats always fall on their feet? and buttered toast lands buttered side down? here's what happens if you connect the buttered toast to the cat:

http://holly.colostate.edu/~brnruber/butteredCat
http://www.flippyscatpage.com/butteredcat.html

And for the video:
http://unreal.rit.edu/Kim_Miner/Perpetual_Motion.ram

Answer 3

Yup according to Mythbusters on Discovery Channel. Buttered toast will fall on both sides equally. They tested it at table height, then at the height of a 2 or 3 story building. The outcome was the same.

It only drops about half the time on either one side.

Answer 4

The butter makes that side heavier, believe it or not.

Answer 5

Because you dropped it, it is just the way it is, however, it don't always land that way, does it? But who cares? if it is on the floor, even to the floor shines, would you eat it??

Answer 6

the extra weight on that side of the bread.

Answer 7

the buttered side is heavier...

Answer 8

its just a way of expressing the MURPHY'S law

Answer 9

that myth was so busted