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Proof of the Equinox Egg Trick

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Turbo Monkey
Jul 9, 2006
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OK...so I dug these up from my family photos. These were taken in South Africa while I was visiting my family. This was when I learned about being able to balance an egg on the equinox. Just ignore the geek in me...these were snapped when I was in my 20's...ahhh 20's...way back when!! :cupidarrow:



 
binary visions

binary visions

The voice of reason
Jun 13, 2002
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Nice pictures, but...

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/egg_spin.html#badegg
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/66/04714097/0471409766.pdf
http://www.phy.cmich.edu/people/osborn/egg1.html

:)

The reason the myth persists is because, with the right eggs and surface, you can do it any day of the year... but people only try with the expectation of succeeding on the equinox.

Kudos for the patience to do it, though.. and that's a huge freakin' egg. :D

edit: and, of course, the be-all, end-all of urban leged pages... Snopes. http://www.snopes.com/science/equinox.htm
 
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Turbo Monkey
Jul 9, 2006
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Connecticut
binary visions said:
Nice pictures, but...

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/egg_spin.html#badegg
http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/66/04714097/0471409766.pdf
http://www.phy.cmich.edu/people/osborn/egg1.html

:)

The reason the myth persists is because, with the right eggs and surface, you can do it any day of the year... but people only try with the expectation of succeeding on the equinox.

Kudos for the patience to do it, though.. and that's a huge freakin' egg. :D

edit: and, of course, the be-all, end-all of urban leged pages... Snopes. http://www.snopes.com/science/equinox.htm
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Sure...leave it to a youngster to go burst my bubble!!! :rant: :banghead: :bonk: :disgust:
 
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