In early February 2020, the false belief regained popularity on social media for example, on February 7th, Instagram user saquinhodelixo posted several photographs of brooms standing upright, claiming that NASA said that on that day the rotation of the Earth would make the brooms stand on its own. In March 2020, CNN aired a news segment about the trend, also debunking it (shown below). In February 2012, claimes that the approach of the equinox allowed brooms to stand upright gained prominence on social media.

Say goodbye to the COVID-19 vaccination card.On March 17th, 1999, Snopes posted an article 'Egg Balancing on the Equinox' in which it debunked the false belief that eggs and brooms can only be balanced on their ends on vernal and autumnal equinoxes.

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You may even want to try using a different broom if you find it a real struggle to get it to become balanced. Try to get the broom to stand all by itself by making slight movements back and forwards with the handle. You may want to pick the broom up and place it back on the floor several times trying to adjust the balance and weight on the bristles equally. This can take several attempts and lots of patience. The trick is done by placing the broom upright on a smooth, hard floor, according to Kids Science Experiments: So far, NASA has yet to confirm or deny the claims. “As also explained by some posts, NASA was cited saying that the Earth’s gravitational pull or the vernal equinox, or even the effect of ‘full moon,’ made the trick possible,” the article read. However, there is no evidence of said posts, according to the Tech Times. Monday, people online said NASA originally shared the claim on social media and its website. Nasa ain’t got shit on me son 😂 #broomchallenge /1rjw6Kr47c Robot vacuum was clearly feeling jealous of the #BroomChallenge /F6c5fFhIWLĪnother Twitter user got creative and took the challenge to the next level, literally: Monday, photographer Tim Akimoff tweeted a picture of his upright broom standing next to his robotic vacuum cleaner, DEEBOT: “A broom’s center of gravity is low, so if you can get the bristles perfectly positioned, your broom will stand upright today, tomorrow, and every single day,” Click on Detroit reported.ĭespite the initial false claim, social media users joined in the fun and shared entertaining photos and videos of the #BroomChallenge.

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 Monday, a Twitter user posted footage of her broom standing on its own and said that was the only day it would be possible: However, brooms can stand up by themselves if they are balanced right, according to CBS 2. CLAIM: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced Monday that brooms could stand by themselves because of the “gravitational pull.”įALSE: NASA never said that.

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