你的朋友圈被立著的掃把刷屏了嗎?你自己有試著立掃把嗎?「立掃把挑戰」突然風靡全球,而這一切的一切都要從一條看起來說得有模有樣的消息講起。有一條消息在外網上瘋傳,NASA(美國國家航空航天局)表示因為今天地球完美的重力角度,是唯一一天可以讓掃把獨自站立的日子。
大多數人看到的第一反應都是這怎麼可能?但是還真的有人做到了。
於是,更多人抱著試試看的心態,進行了立掃把挑戰(broomstick challenge)。
也有人試著對掃把之外的東西進行了挑戰。
更有甚者,直接對超市下手了,一時間超市裡的掃把都站出來集體「開會」了。
這麼有趣的挑戰,怎麼能少的了我們呢?又趕上了幾乎全民宅在家的「特殊時期」,中國人民的「鬼才」更是發揮到了極致。立掃把什麼的太弱了,下面向我們走來的是微博和朋友圈挑戰「方陣」。
當然,普特君友情提醒,只要相機按的夠快,就沒有我們立不起來的東西。大家看了圖個樂就好啦,別太認真。不過,也有人很認真地提出了質疑,那超過12點了掃把就會倒嗎?還有人直接指出掃把每天都能立起來,並不是只有那一天。眼看事情越鬧越大,NASA也坐不住了,請了太空人和科學家出來為大家解釋,這並不是什麼完美重力角度,只是一個簡單的物理學原理而已。不論哪一天,掃把都能立起來。
視頻:人民日報
The broomstick challenge is the latest challenge to take over Twitter. The basic premise is that brooms and other objects can stand upright through a mysterious trick of gravity, but only on certain days of the year.
「立掃把挑戰」是推特上最新流行的挑戰。這個挑戰的基本前提是掃把和其他物體可以通過一種神秘的重力作用而直立起來,但是只有在一年的某些天才行。
According to Twitter, the challenge came from NASA, who said that today—February 10, 2020—was the only day a broomstick can stand up on its own because of something to do with gravitational pull.
推特消息稱這個挑戰來自NASA,該機構表示,受地心引力因素影響,今天(2020年2月10日)是唯一一個能讓掃把自己站起來的日子。
While a lot less dangerous than previous trends that have gone viral, like the Tide Pod challenge, the scientific reasoning behind it is equally shaky and there is no source from NASA supporting these claims.
雖然比起之前瘋傳的那些挑戰,比如吃汰漬洗衣球挑戰(Tide Pod challenge),這個的危險性要低很多。但是它背後的科學推理同樣站不住腳,而且沒有來自NASA的消息支持這些說法。
Instead, it stems from a longstanding urban myth, claiming that every year on the vernal and autumnal equinox, eggs are able to balance on their ends. The rumor pops up most years, usually around the equinox, in some iteration or another and recently has taken the form of brooms instead of eggs.
相反,它源於一個長期存在的都市傳說,聲稱每年的春分和秋分,雞蛋都能夠立起來。這個謠言在大多數年份裡都會出現,通常是在春分前後,或反覆出現,最近則把雞蛋換成了掃把出現。
As the trend goes to show, it is possible to stand a broomstick upright without it instantly falling over. But if you could stand your broom up yesterday, you will also be able to stand your broom up today or any day of the year.
正如網上流傳的一樣,掃把確實有可能立起來而不會馬上摔倒。但是如果你昨天立起了掃把,那麼今天或者一年中的任何一天都能使掃把立起來。
Anyone who has lived on this planet for an extended period hopefully is aware that gravity is essentially constant. In other words, gravity doesn’t noticeably change day-to-day based on the position of planets, stars and other celestial bodies.
任何在地球上生活了很長一段時間的人都有希望意識到引力本質上是恆定的。換句話說,根據行星、恆星和其他天體的位置,引力不會逐日發生顯著變化。
If gravity did fluctuate the way the tweet indicates, our daily lives would be incredibly different. We would weigh vastly different amounts every day, ocean tides would be chaotic, the atmosphere would constantly be expanding and contracting (changing the amount of air we breathe and having dramatic consequences on aviation), and our spines would tire of the incessant gravitational and air pressure changes. But does that happen? No.
如果重力真的像推特上顯示的那樣波動,我們的日常生活將會變得非常不同。我們的體重每天都會有很大的不同,海洋潮汐會變得混亂,大氣會不斷地膨脹和收縮(改變我們呼吸的空氣量,對航空造成嚴重後果)。我們的脊椎會厭倦不斷的重力和氣壓變化。但這種情況有發生嗎?沒有。
That this ordinary, less-than-unique challenge blew so many minds and went viral left NASA scientists shaking their heads. NASA wants everyone to know that 「basic physics」 ― not some mythical fluctuation in gravity ― is the reason a broomstick can stand upright on its own.
這個普通的並不那麼獨特的挑戰震驚了許多人,並且迅速風靡也讓NASA的科學家們很無奈。NASA希望大家知道掃把可以自行站立的基礎物理,並不是什麼神秘的重力波動。
That’s when NASA pointed out that brooms can stand up on their own any day of the year. A household broom’s center of gravity is low and the bristles often are wide enough to act as a base to support the handle. Like brooms, eggs can always do that.
NASA指出,掃把可以在一年中的任何一天自己站起來。這是因為家用掃把的重心較低,而且掃把的鬃毛通常比較寬,足以作為支撐掃把柄的底座。和掃把一樣,雞蛋也能做到同樣的事。
This is another social media hoax that exemplifies how quickly pseudoscience and false claims can go viral. While this hoax was harmless, it also shows why it’s important for all of us to do some fact checking and research … before jumping into the latest viral craze.
這又是一個社交媒體騙局,它證明了偽科學和虛假聲明傳播的有多快。雖然這個惡作劇是無害的,但是它也說明了在盲目跟風之前,我們每個人都應該做一些事實核查和研究。
不過也有網友表示,這又沒什麼害處,一個小小的樂趣罷了,認真你就輸了嘛。
不管真假,只要它能讓人開心,讓人暫時忘記自己的煩惱,盡情享受就行了。
從號召關注漸凍人的「冰桶挑戰」開始,社交媒體上的某一項挑戰,總是容易掀起新的流行,比如之前的「炫富挑戰」和「踢瓶蓋挑戰」。
#Falling Stars Challenge 炫富挑戰
這一挑戰就是人通過擺拍,假裝從豪車或其他地方摔倒在地上,摔出各種值錢的東西,從而達到炫富的目的。
#Bottle Cap Challenge 踢瓶蓋挑戰
To try your hand (or foot!) at the challenge, you need a bottle with a lid loosely placed on top - and somebody ready to press record on their phone.
這是一項需要用手(或腳)完成的挑戰,挑戰者需要一個瓶蓋擰松的瓶子。另外,還需有人在一旁用手機進行錄製。
It started back on 25 June when Taekwondo fighter and instructor Farabi Davletchin posted his amazing kick trick.
這項挑戰始於2019年6月25日,跆拳道格鬥冠軍法拉比·達萊欽(Farabi Davletchin)在社交媒體上發布了一則驚豔的踢瓶蓋短視頻。
這次的「立掃把挑戰」你參與了嗎?成功了嗎?有沒有什麼好玩的趣事,不妨留言分享一下哦。
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