Is this real?

I'm no carpenter or woodworker, but I've seen some wood that will behave like that (compressable when boiled in water), so I believe it's real.
 
That is how that works. Wood gets incredibly pliable when wet and hot. Even further, it works (sometimes) like memory foam. So, soaking it in boiling water will make it soft enough to squeeze and re-hydrating it like that is the best way to get it's shape back.

Now, I've not done this particular trick before, but that is how I have had it described to me.

~DB
 
We have an old Gent that is a member of the Cairns Woodworkers Guild who was a high school shop teacher his whole career. He's always bringing in little things like that during meetings to make the others members wonder. Said it was always a good way to keep the kids attention and get them thinking.

I'm going to do that one for the next meeting. I might even get him wonderings. :)
 
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