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Egging On the Autumnal Equinox
Credit: Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy)
Explanation: Today is the autumnal equinox -- should eggs be able to stand on end? This long-standing myth
loses much of its mystique after a demonstration that eggs can be made to stand on end during any day of the year.
Pictured above, Dr. Phil Plait (Sonoma St. U.) acting as the Bad Astronomer balanced three raw eggs on end in
late October 1998. Later, more modestly, his wife balanced five more. The li
Credit: Phil Plait (Bad Astronomy)
Explanation: Today is the autumnal equinox -- should eggs be able to stand on end? This long-standing myth
loses much of its mystique after a demonstration that eggs can be made to stand on end during any day of the year.
Pictured above, Dr. Phil Plait (Sonoma St. U.) acting as the Bad Astronomer balanced three raw eggs on end in
late October 1998. Later, more modestly, his wife balanced five more. The li