Spring & Vernal Equinox = Egg time!

[Grandpa]

The Vernal Equinox is upon us.
Question: Can you stand an egg on end

According to the legend RIGHT NOW is the time to try.

• The Earth is exactly 1/2 way between the Winter and Summer solstice.
• We are now at the zero point for expressing right ascension and celestial longitude
• So on the first day of spring, the Earth's axis are pointing perpendicularly to the direction of the Sun.

Think happy thoughts and grab an egg or two



Below (under spoiler) is a pic taken from Phil Plait (The Bad Astronomer) website.

Spoiler!

I once heard a newscaster say that you can stand an egg on end during the Spring Equinox because the Sun's gravity "lines up with Earth's".

May Day (it’s also Hawaiian Lei Day) is almost upon us:

"Hooray, hooray, 1st day of May. Outdoor f*ckn starts today!"¹ <~~~shhhh... kids are listening

Happy Spring, you guys!

~Grandpa

PS. Oh, and happy Fall to those in the Southern Hemisphere! (do your toilets really drain counter-clockwise?)

Spoiler!

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html

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FOOTNOTE: ¹(James Taylor - Mountain View, CA concert, 1990)
"First Day of May" - From his father's annual quote

[Advancechao]

I always thought that March 20th/21st was the vernal equinox
*Tries to balance an egg*

[Grandpa]

I always thought that March 20th/21st was the vernal equinox
*Tries to balance an egg*

you're right















also... you can do the egg thing on any day of the year
it's a ritual of Spring