This is what happened at our house this morning, beginning at
11:37 a.m (EST) or four minutes after the passing of the Spring equinox.
First an egg stood up by itself on my stove. A few minutes later,
I placed my broom in the center of the kitchen floor and there
it stood, all by itself, for almost 50 minutes!
According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, in the Northern Hemisphere, the
Spring equinox occurs when the Sun crosses the equator line, heading north.
This event marks the start of the spring season in the northern half of the globe.
After this date, the Northern Hemisphere begins to be tilted more toward the
Sun, resulting in increasing daylight hours and warming temperatures.
Also according to the Almanac, the origin of the myth of eggs standing up
by themselves during the first day of Spring allegedly began in ancient China,
when the people celebrated the first day of the season with
displays of eggs standing on end.
I have also heard that if you can balance an egg right, you can
get them to stand up by themselves any time of the year.
The idea of an egg standing upright only during this time
is largely regarded as a "science myth" these days.
Perhaps this is the truth. Perhaps there is a reasonable
explanation for eggs- and brooms- being able to stand up all
by themselves, even on uneven surfaces. All I know- and as you
can clearly see in this brief video- is that they did!
Happy first day of Spring!
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