By now, I'm sure you've heard that it's possible to balance an egg on its narrow end at the moment of Spring Equinox.
I've never tested that theory/rumor. I don't think I ever will: If I have to break an egg, I want to get an omelet out of it.
Anyway, Spring Equinox is three months today. Today, of course, is Winter Solstice. Now, whether it's possible to balance anything at the moment the North Pole is closest to the sun (the definition of the Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere), I don't know.
I am sure, however, that other things will balance just fine:
I've never tested that theory/rumor. I don't think I ever will: If I have to break an egg, I want to get an omelet out of it.
Anyway, Spring Equinox is three months today. Today, of course, is Winter Solstice. Now, whether it's possible to balance anything at the moment the North Pole is closest to the sun (the definition of the Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere), I don't know.
I am sure, however, that other things will balance just fine:
Take solace from the solstice, gonna get lighter if not warmer from now on. It is nearly a week since the first chocolate Easter eggs appeared in our local shop...
ReplyDeleteColine--Easter Eggs? Did they balance?
ReplyDeleteNo, they were all lying on their sides...
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