It has nothing to do with earth s gravitational pull on a certain day.
Brooms standing up by themselves.
10 it started an internet debate of why it was happening.
Monday a twitter user posted footage of her broom standing on its own and said that was the only day it would be possible.
This is something that has sparked a lot of intrigue around the internet.
However brooms can stand up by themselves if they are balanced right according to cbs 2.
If you ve already tried this rest assured that you re not alone.
Which means if you can get the bristles positioned like a tripod your broom will stand upright any day of the year.
Yesterday a tweet quickly went viral claiming that nasa declared february 10 the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull cue a plethora of twitter users pulling off magic tricks in the middle of their kitchens by making a broom stand up by itself.
The center of gravity is low on a broom and rests directly over the bristles.
Won t see many of these classic brooms standing up by themselves.
Brooms standing on their own defying gravity before our very eyes.
Your friends are likely posting videos and pictures showing how they can make brooms stand up all by themselves.
And the wildest thing is that no one had quite the same answer.
A viral tweet suggests that nasa said february 10 was the only day the standing.
Apparently it originated back in august of 2009 in prattville al when a woman saw her everyday average broom standing straight up.
While nasa didn t specifically say why brooms are able to stand up by themselves in this way cnn did provide a pretty in depth explanation as to why the seemingly magical phenomenon occurs.