![]() (By the way, this video is from 2012 because this myth has been around that long, if not longer. Which means, if you can get the bristles positioned like a tripod, your broom will stand upright any day of the year. The eclipse also has no effect on the ocean so it wouldn't on a broom. Not to mention march 25 was when the moon was closest to the earth this year and the effect that had wouldn't do anything to brooms. A user on Twitter posted a video of their broom standing up and falsely claimed that NASA said Monday was the only day a broom could stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull. ![]() The center of gravity is low on a broom, and rests directly over the bristles. The amount of gravitational difference barely affects the ocean, let alone a gravitational minuscule object like a broom. Instead, it has everything to do with balance. It also has nothing to do with the vernal equinox (another day of the year when this “magic” supposedly happens). A brooms center of gravity is in its bristles at its base. Which means, if you can get the bristles positioned like a tripod, your broom will stand upright any day of the year. It has nothing to do with the earth’s gravitational pull on a certain day. But as with many things on the internet, people ran with it.īut the truth is, you can make a broom stand upright today… and tomorrow and the day after… and the day after that. So to summarize, brooms with a wide enough brush can stand up on their own regardless of the Earth’s location and level of gravitational pull between planets. ![]() As a scientist and professor, I encourage engagement, but. Brooms have a low center of gravity which lets them be balanced on their bristles any day of the week. We couldn’t find anything from NASA to support the tweet. NASA didn’t say that a broom would stand up on a certain date, but many people fell for it. Okay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull.I didn’t believe it at first but OMG! □□□□□ /M0HCeemyGt- mk February 10, 2020 Does a broom standing up on its own have anything to do with the alignment of the planets The broom can stand by itself because the center of gravity is directly above the edge on which it balances. Your friends are likely posting videos and pictures showing how they can make brooms stand up all by themselves.Ī viral tweet suggests that NASA said Monday was the only day the “standing broom” trick would work, because of the earth’s gravitational pull. Surely, by now you’ve seen the latest craze … um, sweeping the internet. ![]()
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