Are we sure magnets are not involved? (Something about the way the marker jumps towards the end)
(2/n) However, if the CM of the rod is even *slightly* off line the rod will not only bounce up, but also *rotate*..
If you drop them both from just the right height, the 
can induce *just enough* rotational motion in the rod for it to land on its base.
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I have no idea of the real situation. But you would have seen them attracted before when they were both just standing there, and also you would see them “stick” as opposed to it just wobbling at a distance
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Hmm. I wonder how hard it is to reproduce ...
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