NASA says broomsticks will stand upright today only, internet challenge is born (11 Photos)

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It all started last night on twitter when someone (below) first tweeted a video of a broomstick standing on its own. The tweet claimed “NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull” which obviously lead to everyone attempting this scientific phenomenon. I was in bed late last night when my wife saw it on TikTok. She woke me up and rushed to the kitchen to try it out. Low and behold it worked, or at least her loud yelps lead me to believe it worked. I didn’t get out of bed but when I got online this morning it was all over the place.

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mk@mikaiylaaaaa

Okay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull...I didn’t believe it at first but OMG!

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1:30 AM - Feb 11, 2020

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It wasn’t long before everyone started posting their reactions of social media. Even entertainer Tory Lanes sent out a tweet igniting other celebs to chime in.

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Tory Lanez

✔@torylanez

HOW IS THIS BROOM STANDING !!!! I NEED ANSWERS @NASA

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7:04 AM - Feb 11, 2020

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Paula Abdul

✔@PaulaAbdul

Pajama broom challenge What are you doing on a Monday Night?! #broomchallenge

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11:11 AM - Feb 11, 2020

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There was also plenty regular (unverified) tweeters getting in on the action.

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X the God@TheLegacyX_33

Tried that broom thing and it worked lol i had to make a video #broomstickchallenge

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7:21 PM - Feb 11, 2020

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(RED)

✔@RED

(RED) HQ #BroomStickChallenge

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8:37 PM - Feb 11, 2020

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Unfortunately, the truth later came out that NASA had nothing to do with this and that brooms, in fact, can stand alone any day of the year. The truth is brooms tend to have a low center of gravity directly above the bristles allowing your broom to stand straight p any time of the year. It’s even gone viral before back in 2012.

So when your kids start trying this out of nowhere, you’ll know what they’re talking about.

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Chris

✔@ChrisDotWeb

Based on some of these #broomstickchallenge photos - some of y'all need to stop standing them up and start moving them from side to side.

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6:58 PM - Feb 11, 2020

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I have to agree. LOL.