Dr. Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, debunks the autumnal equinox egg-balancing myth. The photo shows him in a kitchen with three raw eggs balanced on end on a countertop in 1998. He's demonstrating that eggs can be balanced anytime, thanks to the texture of eggshells, not the equinox.

Astronomy Picture from 21/09/2008

Egging On the Autumnal Equinox

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080921.html


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One could employ the sobriquet to which @philplait.bsky.social doomed himself long ago, and address him as "Dr. Bad."

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