... One of the more amusing ones is the mysterious ability to balance eggs on end at the Vernal Equinox (curiously, no such claims are made at the Autumnal Equinox). ... Every year, without fail, some TV station broadcasts a news segment showing local school children standing eggs on end on the first day of spring. ... If you can stand an egg on its end on the Spring Equinox, surely you can on the Autumnal Equinox as well! ... At any day of the year, grab a carton of eggs and try to stand each one. ...