I always enjoy Bob Berman's entertaining and educational articles. This one reminded me of an experiment my friend and did in 2006 when we decided to test the theory that an egg could be balanced on its end on the vernal equinox. We took one out of the frig. Set it on the counter ever so carefully and lo and behold, it stood up! We were so excited we took a picture to document the event. We wakened the next morning and turned the calendar only to find out we had missed the equinox by a day. Our error or the calendar makers?
I always enjoy Bob Berman's entertaining and educational articles. This one reminded me of an experiment my friend and did in 2006 when we decided to test the theory that an egg could be balanced on its end on the vernal equinox. We took one out of the frig. Set it on the counter ever so carefully and lo and behold, it stood up! We were so excited we took a picture to document the event. We wakened the next morning and turned the calendar only to find out we had missed the equinox by a day. Our error or the calendar makers?