Brooms Standing Up Alone

The broom can stand by itself because the center of gravity is directly above the edge on which it balances.

Brooms standing up alone. There was a cnn news clip from 2012 that actually dispelled the notion altogether since there is also a theory that the spring equinox causes the same effect as people claimed the elusive feb. Getting a broom to stand alone has nothing to do with the date on the calendar in case you were sucked in by the original tweet. The truth is the idea of a broom standing up by itself because of the earth s gravitational pull is nothing new. If you ve already tried this rest assured that you re not alone.

The bristles are soft enough to spread out a bit at the contact point with the floor and provide a stable base to support the handle and allow the broom to balance. It also has nothing to do with the vernal equinox another day of the year when this magic supposedly happens. It s just a matter of fanning out the bristles like a tripod and. This broom standing phenomenon has nothing to do with equinoxes or planetary.