Is it myth? Is it not? Does toast always land butter side down?

Studies show (and yes, there are actual studies on this) that toast does have the tendency to land butter side down 80% of the time!

Why is this? Because...

*'...the gravitational torque induced as the toast topples over the edge of the plate/table is insufficient to bring the toast butter-side up again by the time it hits the floor...'

What does that mean? It means it's just gravity and the toast doesn't have enough time to make a full turn before doing the belly flop on your linoleum.

The solution? Easy! Taller tables and counters! Scientists found that the average kitchen table/counter is just too low to expect buttered toast to survive its fall. However, toast dropped from a height of 3 meters (10 feet) had a a better survival rate and landed butter side up 94% of the time!

*European Journal of Physics 16 172-176 1995