2006-12-26 22:49:53 · 11 answers · asked by xx or xy¿Ø↔♀♂♥ 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
They call it sods law here
2006-12-26 23:01:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
When the slice of bread is in the air , depending on the way the butter is spread , gravity would create a torque on the slice as the heavier side will have a tendency to come down while the lighter side will have more resistance due to the buoyancy of the air, creating a spin on the slice .
I dont agree that buttered side would land facing the ground .Chances are that it may fall the other way around depending on various factors such as height etc .
Ofcourse what u do not want always happens - making sure you have some cleaning work to do when it falls so
2006-12-28 11:01:10 · answer #2 · answered by rkn10 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first reason is that when the bread falls off the table or out of your hand, one of its edges falls first, and the last part to start moving is the other edge. This defines the rate at which the slice rotates on its way down.
The second reason is that hands and table tops are just about high enough off the floor that the bread has time to make only half a turn before it hits.
One of the most important experiments when there is a permanently-manned Moon Station will be to see whether gravity affects the turning rate and the falling rate equally. It is expected to be true, showing that the rule of butter side down is just because humans are a certain natural height.
2006-12-27 17:31:46 · answer #3 · answered by bh8153 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't. 50/50 chance, either way. However, when it lands butter side up, you pick it up and forget about it nearly immediately. When it lands butter side down, you spend some time wiping the butter off the floor, inspecting your toast for dirt from the floor, perhaps throwing it away and making a new one, and generally cursing your bad luck. Therefore you remember the unlucky instances and forget the fortuitous ones.
2006-12-27 07:04:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heavier side will land first if the fall is high enough to give the bread time to turn
2006-12-27 06:58:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
But listen! If a cat always lands on it's feet , next time tie the bread to the cats back - success!
2006-12-27 14:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it is to do with weight, the heavier butter side turns downward - and gravity? Course I cd just be talking out my ...as know nothing about science!
2006-12-27 06:57:54 · answer #7 · answered by Rowan1964 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I guess because it is the heavier side of the bread :) Gravity rules.
2006-12-27 06:59:06 · answer #8 · answered by rom_1367 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its to do with the height its dropped from compared to how many turns it makes. if you drop from bench or mouth height it just does x amount of turning.....from the ceiling it might
land another way
2006-12-27 06:54:33 · answer #9 · answered by b-overit 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry - but it doesn't - only 50% of the time.
2006-12-27 07:15:12 · answer #10 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋