Mystery #2Tier 2-3forces / motion
How can a magician whip a tablecloth away and leave the plates?
A magician yanks the cloth from under a full table setting, and the plates, glasses and cutlery barely budge. It looks impossible. Why don't the dishes go flying with the cloth?
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