Why is it that it’s possible to shake a cup with a bunch of dice in it to the point that they can all stack on top of each other?

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Why is it that it’s possible to shake a cup with a bunch of dice in it to the point that they can all stack on top of each other?

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It’s not just being shaken randomly. If you’ll note, the predominant motion is a circular swinging. What they’re doing is forcing the dice to the edge of the cup and getting them to swirl around. If done right, that forces the dice to assume a vertical stack inside the cup. It takes practice of course, but it’s no more magic than any physical trick like that.