Body Tricks: Levitation - did it work for you?
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Marty Jopson continued his voyage of anatomical scientific discovery by seeing why four slightly built people can lift one larger person with apparent ease.
Watch the film here and see for yourself.
It is all about weight distribution, apparently. By pressing down on the seated person's head you de-stress the muscles in your arm in one direction so when you go the other way it feels like the weight you are lifting is lighter than it is.
Another, simpler, explanation is that when the four people attempt to lift the person after pressing on their head they are more co-ordinated. Lifting as one also helps distribute the weight of the person being lifted evenly between the four lifters.
Have a go for yourselves and tell us how you got on. And take note: If you try this trick, please be very careful!
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