Broomchallenge: Eggs, equinox & misinformation
It is the social media challenge taken up by thousands but the scientific claims behind it are nonsense.
The #broomchallenge has people all over the world photographing and filming their brooms standing upright without any support. Many people have cited Nasa as the inspiration to do this, and/or posted claims of gravitational or celestial phenomena as the reason behind the balancing brooms. "Nasa said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull," posted a Twitter user in the US on Monday in footage which has been viewed millions of times and emulated by thousands.
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