Egg-standing test goes viral as ring-of-fire eclipse crosses Asia

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KUALA LUMPUR (REUTERS) - Can you make an egg stand on its narrow side during a solar eclipse?. Read more at straitstimes.com.

According to a popular scientific theory, an egg will support itself that way when the moon obscures the sun and during the spring equinox, due to increased gravity.

Videos shared online showed dozens of users succeeding in getting eggs to balance on different surfaces including on gravel, a window pane, and a plate during the 'ring-of-fire' eclipse. "It's more of an experiment for my kids," Mr Hakeem, who posted the footage of Facebook, told Reuters. — saraimani December 26, 2019 Dr Chong Hon Yew, a retired physicist from the Malaysian Science University, said there was no evidence to back up the theory.

 

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