Can this be explained in physics?
By Starmaiden
@Starmaiden (9311)
Canada
April 30, 2018 6:29pm CST
I have to marvel at the way waiters, waitresses and bar servers can carry a tray of food/drinks in one hand, holding the tray up to shoulder length and walking across a crowded restaurant/bar without spilling it on someone or all over the floor. Most times their eyes are focused straight ahead of them and not on the tray.
I can't carry a cup of coffee from my kitchen to my living room (about 20 paces in all) without it dripping all over the floor. If I watch the cup as I carry it, only some of it will spill, but if I take my eyes off of it, by the time it reaches the coffee table half of it is on the floor! Is there a physical explanation for this phenomenon?
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@andriaperry (117272)
• Anniston, Alabama
1 May 18
I do not think so. When I a waitress at Shoneys I could tote the ray up and on my finger tips, we were trained to do it. O made good tips worki ng there.
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@crossbones27 (49812)
• Mojave, California
1 May 18
I know and then they have to nice and cheerful to rude customers. I could not work in that industry.
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@EricMcCole (551)
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1 May 18
1. They are trained for that I guess.
2. I think because when we pay attention to that thing, we'll worry a little bit, so our body shakes & the coffee spills. It's all about the motion of the body parts maybe. :D
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
1 May 18
My balance is usually pretty good, but having cat doesn't help the situation. 
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@EricMcCole (551)
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1 May 18
@Starmaiden I don't have a pet, but cats could be playful sometimes.. :D
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 May 18
not sure but since i got to where i have to have a walker, i have to sit mine on a tray on the walker to make it
my poor aunt worked all her life as a waitress. it takes lots of strength and steadiness. she ended up having a really bad back over it.
my poor aunt worked all her life as a waitress. it takes lots of strength and steadiness. she ended up having a really bad back over it.1 person likes this
@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
2 May 18
I can imagine getting a bad back from years of carrying heavy trays. 
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@LadyDuck (472279)
• Switzerland
1 May 18
@Starmaiden To be honest I was not very good. It only happened once that I missed a step and I almost made a disaster, but I was able to keep my balance.
To be honest I was not very good. It only happened once that I missed a step and I almost made a disaster, but I was able to keep my balance.2 people like this
@Marilynda1225 (83197)
• United States
1 May 18
It amazes me at how those waiters and waitresses can balance those heavy trays. I can't walk and chew gum at the same time 
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@DianneN (247184)
• United States
1 May 18
@Starmaiden That is hilarious!!! Doodles occasionally drinks from my glass, but used to prefer the faucet in two bathrooms. We put a halt to that due to wet kitty feet.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
1 May 18
@DianneN My cat drinks from a glass. She won't touch her water dish.
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@JESSY3236 (20078)
• United States
1 May 18
I always wonder that too. I always said I would be a good waitress because I'm very clumsy.
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