“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.

[Corinne C]

Wow, this young boy is very patient and gifted! A great close up too!

[John Falconer]

@corinnec Thanks Corinne. I added to the story that there was no trickery here. Just a young boy with great fine motor skills. 😀😀😀

[Corinne C]

@johnfalconer Indeed!

[Mags]

Very cool!

[Joan Robillard]

Fantastic

[Diana]

Now that is truly amazing!

[Christine Sztukowski]

Awesome

[Merrelyn]

Wow, he must have very steady hands.

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful!

[Bucktree]

Great capture of this balancing act.

[Peter Dulis]

nice one ...

[Valerie Chesney]

My Gosh!

[John Falconer]

@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!! 😀😀😀

[Danette Thompson]

What a cool trick. Messi plays for our local team!

[John Falconer]

@danette
Thanks Danette. I guess you’re from Florida then!! 😀😀😀

[Susan Wakely]

A great balancing act.

[Jacqueline]

Fun shot!

[Jo Worboys]

And a lot of patience for a youngster, great party trick!

[Bill Davidson]

Excellent….

[Nigel Rogers]

Wow, fab skills for someone so young.

[Dianne]

Great skills and perseverance. Also a good photo!

[Olwynne]

That's clever and well spotted as a subject for the camera

[bkb in the city]

Makes for a fun picture

[carol white]

Very clever

[Beryl Lloyd]

Well done - very clever !

[Pat Knowles]

Wow, steady hands! We will all be trying this now!

[Kathy Burzynski]

great photo of the coins and keeping those coins balanced like that seems like it would be impossible

[Babs]

Nice balancing.

[Rob Z]

How very clever of him - have to have a go at it!

[Carole Sandford]

Clever!

[John Falconer]

@wakelys @jacqbb @365projectorgjoworboys @billdavidson @nigelrogers @dide @ollyfran @bkbinthecity @carolmw @beryl @happypat @myhrhelper @onewing @robz
Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[Cordiander]

Clever little guy 👍

[Phil Howcroft]

nice one John

[Kathy]

A very steady hand and table too. Are these Australian coins?

[Bill]

Nicely done.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

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!

[Shutterbug]

Wow, that is amazing.

[Paula Fontanini]

Well that's just amazing...I immediately assumed when looking at it that trickery was involved! :)

[Rick]

Cool capture. The child has some skills.

[Denise Wood]

Clever boy :)

[John Falconer]

@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

[John Falconer]

@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.

[Dave]

Pretty neat, pretty neat.

[FBailey]

How neat is this ...

[John Falconer]

@darchibald @fbailey
Thanks for commenting.

[Diane]

Amazing!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great shot!

[Cathy 💫]

Great capture and quirky :)

[John Falconer]

@kitkat365 @olivetreeann @eudora
Thanks. I tried this in the privacy of my own home. Hopeless!!!

[Kathy A]

Clever lad

[John Falconer]

@kjarn
Thanks. I totally agree.

[Dorothy]

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.

[John Falconer]

@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.