# Cool expanding table

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 19, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562 "2007-12-19T12:25:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562/1 "2007-12-19T12:25:31Z")

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Expanding tables are nothing new but [this one’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Hz1bl-g-U) pretty cool.

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**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562/2 "2007-12-19T12:28:30Z")

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That movement is beautiful!

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562/3 "2007-12-19T12:48:22Z")

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I stumbled across that one a while back. Looks like it would be nasty if you got your fingers in the way. But worth it for such a beautiful thing.

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**Author:** ![Tully\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562/4 "2007-12-19T13:21:37Z")

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That is awesome!

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-expanding-table/430562/5 "2007-12-19T13:38:54Z")

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Wow, gorgeous!