Question:

This video is demonstrating an obscure rule regarding objects which are subjected to three and only three forces and which are in static equilibrium. What is it?

Answer:

For a three-force system at static equilibrium, (the lines of action of) all three forces must intersect at one common point.

The exception to this rule is when all three forces are parallel (and their lines of action do not intersect at all).

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