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10 was the only day of the year when a broom could stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull. The Facebook posts claimed this as the power of vernal equinox and special alignment of planets.Īccording to Louisiana State University professor (Physics and Astronomy), Bradley Schaefer, astronomically the equinox has nothing to do with balancing brooms, reported liveaboutdotcom. In case you missed the BroomstickChallenge hype, it began on Monday, when someone shared a video on Twitter claiming NASA had said that Feb. Broom standing up on its own at home depot. According to (a website of the Louisiana State University), all this started in 2012 in Facebook as users went into a frenzy as they posted pictures of broomsticks standing on their own without any support. A place for broom enthusiasts to come and discuss brooms Advertisement Coins. Speaking about the claim that broom can stand on its own only during an eclipse, solar system alignment or equinox is also not scientifically proven.īe it the broomchallenge or balancing an egg during equinox, these are urban legends and can be done anytime if you know the tricks, say experts. The space research centre has made no such claims, it is just a rumour. There you go.The claim involving NASA into the challenge is false. That’s when NASA pointed out that brooms can stand up on their own any day of the year.

The challenge became viral due to a hoax statement that the gravitational pull would allow performing the trick on a specific day in February 2020.

10 and gravitational pull until the challenge went viral. Broom Challenge, often associated with the hashtag BroomChallenge, is a viral challenge participants of which attempt to balance a broom on its bristles so it stands upright on its own. can be angled or straightwith relatively stiff bristles, and stand it up so that. However, there’s no evidence that NASA had ever said anything about broomsticks, Feb. "Basically you use the short bristles like a tripod. There are no special cosmic circumstances making it possible to balance. This means that if a person can stand a broom on its bristles at the right angle, or position the bristles like a tripod, the broom will stand no matter the time or the day.Īl Roker tested the theory live on the Today show and debunked the claim when he managed to stand his broom upright on Tuesday. In actuality, brooms can stand on their own at any given moment because the center of gravity is low on a broom and resides directly over the bristles, according to CNN. While this hoax was harmless, it also shows why it's important for all of us to do some fact checking and research-including checking in with and for real science fun facts-before jumping into the latest viral craze." In an email, NASA told Newsweek: "This is another social media hoax that exemplifies how quickly pseudoscience and false claims can go viral. However, that turned out to be false-NASA said no such thing, and the agency has provided no source information backing the claim. The challenge started with a viral tweet alleging that NASA said Earth's gravitational pull would allow a broomstick to stand straight up on its own for one night only on Monday.

Pajama broom challenge 😂 What are you doing on a Monday Night?! #broomchallenge /1DU7q9bZp4- Paula Abdul February 11, 2020