Mystery of the coins through hollow tube
Some great minds in science suggest that nothing happens until we observe it. Does the universe only “render” when we are watching? This little experiment demonstrates that this may very well be the case.
I start with a little hollow cardboard tube. This one was a tissue paper tube. That’s all. No hidden compartments. No trap doors! I drop a large silver dollar through the tube onto the table. It is a big dollar. The old Morgan dollar. Heavy. Awesome. Minted in 1888. I drop a smaller Liberty Dollar from 2006 through the tube on top of the silver dollar. It is much smaller in diameter so you can clearly see both coins when I lift the tube. I place the tube over the coins again and I then look through the top of the tube. Spectators may take a look too. Something has now happened! I remove the tube. The coins have switched positions! The smaller one is now underneath the larger one! Magic! Mystery! Did this event happen only as we observed it? You decide.
I start with a little hollow cardboard tube. This one was a tissue paper tube. That’s all. No hidden compartments. No trap doors! I drop a large silver dollar through the tube onto the table. It is a big dollar. The old Morgan dollar. Heavy. Awesome. Minted in 1888. I drop a smaller Liberty Dollar from 2006 through the tube on top of the silver dollar. It is much smaller in diameter so you can clearly see both coins when I lift the tube. I place the tube over the coins again and I then look through the top of the tube. Spectators may take a look too. Something has now happened! I remove the tube. The coins have switched positions! The smaller one is now underneath the larger one! Magic! Mystery! Did this event happen only as we observed it? You decide.
