Sometimes, Twitter trends happen because someone lies, and we all believe them. That’s what happened when someone balanced a broom in their living room and told the internet that NASA said it could only happen on February 10th, 2020 because of special gravitational effects.
Okay so NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull…I didn’t believe it at first but OMG! pic.twitter.com/M0HCeemyGt
— mk (@mikaiylaaaaa) February 10, 2020
The thing is … there’s no source for NASA.
This whole #broomchallange is a #hoax. @NASA did not tweet out that brooms would balance yesterday. You can do it any day if you have these bristle brooms pic.twitter.com/jav07AP9j9
— Al Roker (@alroker) February 11, 2020
So someone out in the world of Twitter just got a bunch of people to get up off their couches and balance brooms in their home for extended periods of time. I even had one balancing in my own home until I ran into it (sorry to that broom). But alas, it was all a hoax made up by someone who just tweeted out that NASA said this and did not give us any proof.
It has been a long-debated topic though. From episodes of The West Wing dedicated to the balancing of an egg certain days a year and beyond, we’ve always wanted to manage “magic,” and … I guess we always have the ability.
Still, watching everyone run and grab brooms and balance them is kind of hilarious.
“Nasa said today’s the only day yall can do the #broomchallenge due to the gravitational force”
Nasa: pic.twitter.com/O1DO10awpB
— Phi Nguyen (@itsphinguyen) February 11, 2020
Sensational
Future takes on the #BroomChallenge pic.twitter.com/MIFiApC1iz
— Complex (@Complex) February 11, 2020
Y’all some liars smh #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/wnkbs2dZYQ
— EyeJay (@therealeyejay) February 11, 2020
The only winner of this challenge#broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/VRnpl7QWqo
— ɴᴇʟɪ ⁷ // (@yoongisoju) February 11, 2020
Can’t decide which one to take #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/g1LLpwioWR
— Jay Tea (@Josh_TheBoss2) February 11, 2020
Holy shit it works #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/B9JfHqOCsT
— ᴄᴀsᴇʏ ᴊᴏɴᴇs (@CaseyjonesVegas) February 11, 2020
I wanna do the #broomchallenge but we only got this kinda broom pic.twitter.com/WYJT2ns2Es
— LEKA (@liyahkl) February 11, 2020
Brooms after midnight:#broomchallenge
— 3RIAN (@_3RIAN) February 11, 2020
I don’t have a broom but damn this shit crazy #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/1hye5jdNpD
— Jeffery Thornberg (@Santi2Slime) February 11, 2020
Nasa ain’t got shit on me son #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/1rjw6Kr47c
— Russ (@Rosson70) February 11, 2020
Pajama broom challenge What are you doing on a Monday Night?! #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/1DU7q9bZp4
— Paula Abdul (@PaulaAbdul) February 11, 2020
trump stands like a fucking broom #broomchallenge pic.twitter.com/hxcypNyoVp
— m i t h (@ManlnTheHoody) February 11, 2020
Maybe check the official NASA Twitter before believing something on the internet, but hey, at least we got a bunch of fun videos of everyone doing magic, right? Love to feel the magic in the air!
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