Posted on 20 March 2009, at 5:58 am, by Wayne Schulz

Some people love Christmas. Other’s Thanksgiving. My Stepfather? He loves the Equinox – which in case you didn’t know happens today March 20 at 7:44 am EST (11:44 GMT).
An equinox occurs twice per year when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun. This results in a few things. First, the length of night and day is approximately equal. Secondly, and more importantly to my stepfather – this is the day that eggs are supposed to easily be stood on their ends.
I’m still warming my two eggs (and they’re not standing) – however we have to wait until the magical 7:44 am EST to draw any final conclusions. How about you? Are your eggs standing?
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March 20th, 2009 at 9:02 am
I love this picture! And I didn’t think to check and see if my eggs would stand before I made my hole in one and comet this morning…
March 20th, 2009 at 11:21 am
I THOUGHT this was a old wives tail. Didn’t they do this on Mythbusters??
March 20th, 2009 at 6:07 pm
I am pretty sure this IS an old wives tale — just don’t tell my Stepfather because he believes…