Why is broom standing by itself

More Videos Viral standing broom trick sweeping the internet A viral tweet suggests that NASA said Monday was the only day the "standing broom" trick would work, because of the earth's gravitational pull.

We couldn't find anything from NASA to support the tweet. But as with many things on the internet, people ran with it. How fun is that?! Did NASA really say that though? This occurs twice each year — around 20 March and 23 September. This tells me that the Spring Equinox has nothing to do with brooms standing on end. Planetary alignments can not cause a considerable amount of gravitational change to make brooms stand alone.

If this were the case, objects weighing less than brooms would stand alone. There hasn't been any evidence to support the claim that NASA had ever made such an announcement. Okay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull The tweet was shared almost 50, times and prompted others to record themselves as they tried the broom challenge.

Even celebrities and sports teams got into the broom challenge groove and shared their videos on Twitter. Perfect night for a sweep.

Gravity isn't a spell from the wizarding world of Harry Potter. It's a constant, measurable force first publicized by Issac Newton in Report a correction or typo. Related topics: science hoax gravity science. Bay Area gas prices hit record highs.