Try this.

[Chrissi]

I just remembered this weird trick for absolutely no reason. Go get a ruler or any other long, stiff (no jokes :P), flat object. Take your two index fingers and balance the object on your fingers so that it is as HORIZONTAL as you can make it, and your fingers are pointing away from you, as though you were pointing at someone in front of you. They should be near each other, but not touching.

SLOWLY try to move both your fingers away from the middle of the object, at the SAME time. You can't do it. One finger will move and one finger will stay. No matter what, with any similar object I've tried. I think it has something to do with the laws of physics involving friction, but I'm not quite sure.

The only way I see that you can do it is if it's on a radical slant. You can move the finger at a lower height while the ruler slides down on the other.

I just always thought it was weird, because it's not something you ever think of. If you had to guess without knowing that it doesn't work, you'd probably assume you can do it.. just move both fingers at the same time. But wooah, it doesn't work. Or am I the only idiot who would assume such a thing?

Try. Discuss. Call me a moron.

Edit: LIKE THIS: I used one hand because I needed the other to take the picture, but just imagine the two fingers it's laying across are each on a separate hand.

[Kilgamayan]

This happens because of friction.

EDIT: Privateer go aways zomf

[Privateer]

I was doing it wrong.

[Omeganitros]

Cool.

[fusi0n]

This is as cool as not being able to lick my elbow.

[Chrissi]

Guess it's not very cool then. Sorry. :P I liked it.

[FishFishRevolution]

I can explain why it does it in detail, but I don't think anyone really cares, although i thought it was cool.

[Chrissi]

There's this person, uh, Reim or something.... they're saying they can do it. But they won't provide me with any proof. Total moron.

[Varia]

Another cool trick is sitting in a chair, and moving your right foot in clockwise circles. While making the circles with your foot, try to draw a 6 in the air with the index finger on your right hand.

[evilbutterfly]

Or try having both fingers pointing towards each other and make circles in the air with both, each going in a different direction.

I will have to try the ruler thing later...

[Privateer]

Another cool trick is sitting in a chair, and moving your right foot in clockwise circles. While making the circles with your foot, try to draw a 6 in the air with the index finger on your right hand.

OMGWTFBBQ

[Chrissi]

Neither of those work for me.. I can do them just fine. I'm not sure what the -opposite- direction is, for the finger circles, but I tried both directions and I don't see any difference between either of them and I can do them fine...

What is the "draw a six" thing supposed to do? I rub circles with my foot and draw a six. o.O

Same with the "rub your tummy pat your head" thing, I never ever had a problem with it.

That stuff is just dumb. How could anyone get confused?

[noviceanimeartist]

Another cool trick is sitting in a chair, and moving your right foot in clockwise circles. While making the circles with your foot, try to draw a 6 in the air with the index finger on your right hand.

I think you mean draw a 9 in the air with your right index finger, that one's harder.

[Verruckter]

w0rd

[Chrissi]

The nine doesn't work either. I just rub my foot in a circle and draw a nine. What is supposed to happen?