How Were Those Brooms Standing On Their Own?

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On Monday night, it looked as if David Blaine hacked everyones social media account as videos of floating brooms were shared all over social media.

Was it actually magic? No. It was just gravity.

There were plenty of trickester online claiming that NASA said today was the only day a broom can stand up on its own because of the gravitational pull.

According to ABC 7, the actual truth is that brooms have a low center of gravity which lets them be balanced on their bristles any day of the week.

Try it when you get home!