It also has nothing to do with the vernal equinox another day of the year when this magic supposedly happens.
Brooms standing up by themselves.
Brooms standing on their own defying gravity before our very eyes.
Some claimed it was simply because nasa said so while others cited the earth s gravitational pull on that date.
10 it started an internet debate of why it was happening.
Your friends are likely posting videos and pictures showing how they can make brooms stand up all by themselves.
Which means if you can get the bristles positioned like a tripod your broom will stand upright any day of the year.
Apparently it originated back in august of 2009 in prattville al when a woman saw her everyday average broom standing straight up.
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.
Monday a twitter user posted footage of her broom standing on its own and said that was the only day it would be possible.
If you ve already tried this rest assured that you re not alone.
A viral tweet suggests that nasa said february 10 was the only day the standing.
When people started posting viral videos of themselves and others standing up their brooms on feb.
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.
This is something that has sparked a lot of intrigue around the internet.
Won t see many of these classic brooms standing up by themselves.
However brooms can stand up by themselves if they are balanced right according to cbs 2.