midway, classic carnival games that are always harder than they look. it turns out there is science behind them to help you win the prize. the technology editor of "popular science" magazine and also once worked at an amusement park. you are completely qualified. >> i didn't want to share that but, yeah, i can tell you a couple tricks. >> here is the strong man and you always see those strong men hitting this and they don't get the thing all the way to the top. >> a lot of carnival games are about deception, smoke and mirrors. this is a bait and switch. you have to look at what they're trying to get to you do and figure out what you're really supposed to do. it's a lot like golf. you don't go up to a golf ball and swing as hard as you can because you'll shank it left or right. so similarly you want to swing steadily, aim for the center of the platform and use the center of the mallett to drive the arm