With practice you can balance an egg on its end on any day of the year.
It is an urban legend that you can only do so on the first day of spring and autumn because of the earth's tilt on those days.
Spring and Fall Equinox
The broom stand trick is the same as the raw egg balancing trick which happens during the spring equinox. It is the date the day which the sun and moon are aligned for equal lenghts of time.
it makes no difference what time of year it is.
no, Actually yes, for me, today is the vernal equinox. In chemistry class my teacher informed the class that today is the day to stand eggs on end, and I've made 5 eggs stand on end already.
AnswerYes you can! My sister, her husband and I actually were able to do it (and we took pictures to prove it). It takes a steady hand and a tremendous amount of patience, but it can be done. I believe there was a small window of time (maybe an hour or so) and I don't recall when that time was - other than on the vernal equinox - or why that is, but that was my personal experience. This was about 20 years ago when we did it, but it can be done. AnswerYou can balance an egg on the first day of spring, and on any other day of the year, if you have the remarkable patience and steady hands told about in the first answer. But no matter how many scientists and TV weathermen try to spike this urban legend, people want to believe there is something extra special about the vernal equinox. As if bringing us Spring isn't magical enough! See Related Links below.
I stood an egg up today, September 22, 2010, also known as the autumnal equinox. I've also heard that you can stand an egg up every solstice and equinox, but my chemistry teacher said that is can only happen on the autumnal equinox. At any time. I tried it on the Autumnal equinox one year, and it worked , and I have pictures of it.
Spring and Fall Equinox
An egg can stand up on its end at any time of the year with a bit of balance and patience. There is no special connection between the egg standing up and the spring equinox. It is a fun experiment that can be done with practice and the right egg.
The broom stand trick is the same as the raw egg balancing trick which happens during the spring equinox. It is the date the day which the sun and moon are aligned for equal lenghts of time.
i did my science fair project on this!! the time of year does not affect whether they stand on end. it is the texture of the bumps on the eggshell. some eggs can stand on end, but some never will! the whole "equinox" thing is only an urban legend.
This is an urban legend. There is no special change in gravitation on December 21 (the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, when the Earth is closest to the Sun). If an egg cannot be balanced at any other time, it will not be any more possible on December 21. And, oddly enough, the original date suggested was the vernal equinox (March 21 in the Northern Hemisphere). Nothing special about balancing then either.
You can balance an egg on a nail at the equator because the Earth's rotation creates a force that helps keep the egg upright. This force is strongest at the equator, making it easier to balance the egg there.
it makes no difference what time of year it is.
That is total wives tale. It abounds all over the world. There is no physical science behind this farce.
no, Actually yes, for me, today is the vernal equinox. In chemistry class my teacher informed the class that today is the day to stand eggs on end, and I've made 5 eggs stand on end already.
Yes, it is possible to balance an egg on the equator due to the Earth's rotation creating a slight bulge at the equator, providing a more stable surface for balancing objects.
Dark rich, sumptuous browns; cool bird egg blue or a mellow mint would compliment the autumnal feeling of the rust couch.