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Why movie furniture breaks so easily

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When an actor dramatically hurls a chair against a wall, they are secretly throwing the equivalent of a heavy sponge. Balsa wood is incredibly lightweight and structurally weak, making it the perfect material for easily destructible tables. The intimidating displays of sheer brute strength on screen are mostly just adults breaking very fragile twigs.

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