From: utzoo!watmath!kdmoen
Newsgroups: net.physics,net.rumor
Title: Re: Equinocturnal Egg Standing Phenomenon
Article-I.D.: watmath.4821
Posted: Thu Mar 31 08:07:49 1983
Received: Fri Apr  1 01:56:14 1983
References: uvacs.557

	I've seen demonstrations of the fact that eggs do balance on end at the
	equinox and have never seen an egg balance on end when it is not the
	equinox.
Who performed these demonstrations?  Under what conditions?
It's fairly simple to balance an egg on end on an apparently smooth
table top.  All you need to do is (secretly) deposit a few grains of
sand or salt on the table, under the egg.  I've done the trick myself.

I find it hard to believe that the equinox has any real stabilizing
effect on eggs.
	Doug Moen, {allegra,decvax,utcsrgv}!watmath!kdmoen