Why does broom stand up by itself

Not a live feed from space. Step up to the invisible box challenge. Image source, r0CKS8. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. Image source, James 'David' Burke. James 'David' Burke tried the challenge in his bedroom in Barbados: "It is still there," he said. So where has this misinformation come from? Instead, it has everything to do with balance. The center of gravity is low on a broom, and rests directly over the bristles.

Which means, if you can get the bristles positioned like a tripod, your broom will stand upright any day of the year. Read More. Here's a video explaining it all. Share Tweet Email. Share: Share Tweet Email. Another day, another hoax sweeping the internet.

This time, people are trying to fool you into believing that something unique about the Earth's gravity is allowing brooms to stand up on their own. Gravity isn't a spell from the wizarding world of Harry Potter. The NASA Earth twitter account also weighed in saying "There's no special gravity that only affects brooms, but the Moon's gravity creates tides on Earth. The myth, which is partly based on an old wives' tale that claims that every year on the vernal and autumnal equinox, eggs are able to balance on their ends, appears to have surfaced annually since at least IE 11 is not supported.

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