“In the end. it's all a question of balance.” Rohinton Mistry (Canadian writer) by johnfalconer

“In the end. it's all a question of balance.” Rohinton Mistry (Canadian writer)

These coins were balanced by an 8 year old. His name is Leo xxx Messi xxx! Named after the world famous soccer player!

This was casually done in a coffee shop while his grandfather and I chatted.

There absolutely no trickery involved here. The young boy just had great fine motor skills.
Wow, this young boy is very patient and gifted! A great close up too!
January 29th, 2024  
@corinnec Thanks Corinne. I added to the story that there was no trickery here. Just a young boy with great fine motor skills. 😀😀😀
January 29th, 2024  
@johnfalconer Indeed!
January 29th, 2024  
Very cool!
January 29th, 2024  
Fantastic
January 29th, 2024  
Now that is truly amazing!
January 29th, 2024  
Awesome
January 29th, 2024  
Wow, he must have very steady hands.
January 29th, 2024  
Wonderful!
January 29th, 2024  
Great capture of this balancing act.
January 29th, 2024  
nice one ...
January 29th, 2024  
My Gosh!
January 29th, 2024  
@pdulis @dkellogg @photographycrazy @merrelyn @365projectorgchristine @ludwigsdiana @joansmor @marlboromaam
Thanks for the much appreciated comments. He certainly did have steady hands. I don’t think he was drinking coffee!! 😀😀😀
January 29th, 2024  
What a cool trick. Messi plays for our local team!
January 29th, 2024  
@danette
Thanks Danette. I guess you’re from Florida then!! 😀😀😀
January 29th, 2024  
A great balancing act.
January 29th, 2024  
Fun shot!
January 29th, 2024  
And a lot of patience for a youngster, great party trick!
January 29th, 2024  
Excellent….
January 29th, 2024  
Wow, fab skills for someone so young.
January 29th, 2024  
Great skills and perseverance. Also a good photo!
January 29th, 2024  
That's clever and well spotted as a subject for the camera
January 29th, 2024  
Makes for a fun picture
January 29th, 2024  
Very clever
January 29th, 2024  
Well done - very clever !
January 29th, 2024  
Wow, steady hands! We will all be trying this now!
January 29th, 2024  
great photo of the coins and keeping those coins balanced like that seems like it would be impossible
January 29th, 2024  
Nice balancing.
January 29th, 2024  
How very clever of him - have to have a go at it!
January 29th, 2024  
Clever!
January 29th, 2024  
Clever little guy 👍
January 30th, 2024  
nice one John
January 30th, 2024  
A very steady hand and table too. Are these Australian coins?
January 30th, 2024  
Nicely done.
January 30th, 2024  
Well, he lives up to his name then in balancing these coins- that takes a lot of skill, and that's what Messi has with a soccer ball. I can see how the lower coin could stand up, but that top one is kind of mind-blowing!
January 30th, 2024  
Wow, that is amazing.
January 30th, 2024  
Well that's just amazing...I immediately assumed when looking at it that trickery was involved! :)
January 30th, 2024  
Cool capture. The child has some skills.
January 30th, 2024  
Clever boy :)
January 30th, 2024  
@gilbertwood @rickster549 @bluemoon @shutterbug49 @olivetreeann @cwbill @randystreat @phil_howcroft @cordulaamann
Thanks. Anyone can balance the dodecagon(?) shape but to balance the round shape on top of that is terrific
January 30th, 2024  
@randystreat
Yep Kathy. The bottom is 50c and the top is 20c. In 1966 the 50c coin was round and had a high silver content. Not long after its introduction the silver in the coin was worth way more than the 50c coin. So they changed it to this 12 sided mainly nickel coin in 1969.
January 30th, 2024  
Pretty neat, pretty neat.
January 30th, 2024  
How neat is this ...
January 30th, 2024  
@darchibald @fbailey
Thanks for commenting.
January 31st, 2024  
Amazing!
January 31st, 2024  
Great shot!
January 31st, 2024  
Great capture and quirky :)
January 31st, 2024  
@kitkat365 @olivetreeann @eudora
Thanks. I tried this in the privacy of my own home. Hopeless!!!
January 31st, 2024  
Clever lad
February 1st, 2024  
@kjarn
Thanks. I totally agree.
February 1st, 2024  
Great capture! That young man would be thrilled to know his skill has amazed people around the world. Or maybe not, but I would be.
February 2nd, 2024  
@illinilass
Thanks. I think he was very pleased with the attention as was his grandfather. I regret not offering him a copy of the photo.
February 2nd, 2024  
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