Why Does This Cucumber Keep Flipping? 🥒 This flipping cucumber illustrates the physics of “moments” or torque. The cucumber’s position on the edge of the tray creates a moment because the weight of the cucumber applies a force at a distance from the pivot point. The curved edge acts as the pivot, and the force from the cucumber’s weight causes the tray to rotate around it. This rotation is what makes the tray flip. Essentially, the further the weight is from the pivot, the bigger the moment and