Urban legends are strange things , but we might have feel the uncanny one in existence . It appear that a number of the great unwashed are circulate around the absolutely flaky rumor that you may only poise an egg on its last during the equinoctial point .

" Equinox " is the term for days when the day and night last the same amount of time . This happens twice a yr , once in March ( the Vernal , or Spring   equinoctial point ) , and once in September ( the Autumn equinox ) .

It seems the world is still having hassle shaking old pagan beliefs that these day have magical properties though , as people are still spreading rumors that eggs can only be poise on their conclusion during this one day , even though this can be debunked easily using nothing but an ballock and 363 days of the year .

It was even featured in an instalment ofThe West Wingtitled " Evidence of thing   Not Seen " .

The rumor is n’t just bound to eggs , either . basically , people think that it ’s possible to balance an egg on its bottom , and brooms for some cause , on these specific days of the year due to the gravitative pull of the Sun on those daytime .

This is , of course , nonsense . eggs balancing can be done all year round , and has no connection to the gravitational force of the Moon or Sun . In 1984 , a scientist at the University of Minnesota really tested this by balance eggs on the equinox and on other days during the year .

“ The upshot is that , as far as I can severalise , there is n’t too much relationship between astronomic phenomena and balancing eggs,“astronomer Frank D. Ghigo say . " It is essentially a social function of the shape of the ballock and the airfoil . ”

He did , however , point out that “ the humor and persistence of the haltere has a major effect on the balancing pace . "

" If one is impatient or aflutter , " he added , " the pace is miserable . ”

So maybe multitude are more lasting on the equinoctial point , reinforcing this strange idea .

you may test this for yourself , just get an ballock and balance it on any daylight of the year other than the equinoctial point . To be really thorough , do it on several different day of the class .

Here is a video of a human doing just that , for a more visceral proof .

Brooms can also be equilibrize on any 24-hour interval . It make for especially well with new heather that have more rigid and stiff bristle due to lack of use .

[ H / T : Snopes ]