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The bottom line: This egg-balancing trick is just an old wives' tale. There is no gravitational change during the equinox that would help an egg balance. This party trick most likely has to with the texture of the egg shell a smoother shell probably won't grip to the surface as well and the skill of the egg handler.
There are no changes in gravity alignment between the sun and the Earth, which has sometimes been attributed the eggs balancing specifically on the spring equinox.
If you don't believe us, here's a little anecdote from Bad Astronomy's Philip Plait :. She and her class decided to test the egg-myth for themselves, and had her students try it on October 16, Not only did they get eggs to balance, but they got them to balance on their short ends! This is a feat I have never been able to reproduce. For proof, they sent me images of their eggs, which I present here.
Note that the eggs are indeed standing on their short ends. Incidentally, Ms.
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