Yes, it is an egg, and it is standing on end all by itself!The only times that this is possible are right at the autumn equinoxand the spring equinox, when all is in perfect balance.
These pictures were taken about 10 minutes after the sync moment,and all the eggs had already fallen over, except for this one.At the proper time, I was so engrossed in trying to get my eggto behave itself I wouldn't stop to shoot!
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