Forget the cover, how is Baba Ramdev’s beard defying gravity?

Newton, and us, would really like to know.

That’s Baba Ramdev for you on the cover of a magazine!

So, India Today decided to put yoga guru Baba Ramdev on their cover, which would have just been one more cover to be added to the list if it weren’t for the the fact that the cover itself has now made headlines. The controversial cover photo features Ramdev performing an asana – which can be called a version of Prasarita Padottanasana – with his head upside down.

And let’s face it, how could the every active Netizens of Twitterverse not take cognizance of this. Soon, the Net was flooded with memes and jokes about the pose. (Read them here.)

But that was not all. Between all this humour, a very important Physics question arose – How did Ramdev’s beard, which actually almost touches his chest – manage to defy the laws of gravity? (Newton, and us, would really like to know.) In the picture, his beard seems perfectly ‘natural’ in it’s upward direction with no gravitational pitfalls. HOW did the yoga guru – or his photographers – manage to pull that off?

Well, one way could be the use of set-and-keep hairspray, or maybe it was just tied up – we’re not sure… and tweeple really want to know.

After the flag waving on moon, Ramdev’s anti-gravity beard is the next big conspiracy theory in science fiction. pic.twitter.com/yRxqhj7oRe

— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) July 14, 2016

how is ramdev’s beard staying up?

— (((Sandhya Menon))) (@TheRestlessQuil) July 15, 2016

Ok… but how is his beard defying gravity?

Oh Ramdev! pic.twitter.com/NvcWx7999R

— IndianHindu (@RELvsSCI) July 14, 2016

If doing Yoga can make Ramdev’s beard defy gravity, maybe our army & space programmes should invest in Yoga powered rockets.

— MrPotatoWarrior (@ahauntedvagina) July 14, 2016

That Baba Ramdev cover is horrid but his gravity defying beard is worse.

— Roshni (@roshnimo) July 14, 2016

Yogrishi Ramdev’s beard is antigravity. Just fucking deal with it.

— Surekha (@surerao) July 14, 2016

Curious case of Baba Ramdev ‘s gravity defying beard..

— ☆ ♪ NandiniDéka ♫ ♡ (@NandiniDeka) July 14, 2016

@threeinchfooll There’s something fishy abt this pic.ideally the beard should follow rules of gravity and bend downwards.but its this guy.

— Karanam Arjunan (@enematic_mallu) July 14, 2016

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