@mercurypony  
The simple explanation is that it’s a magic trick that many people have tried to play off as a psychic phenomenon. Set a pen/pencil (regular pencils are preferable due to them having flat edges) onto something that gives them a precarious balance, then lightly blow on it from between mostly shut lips. The trick relies on you being able to breath lightly without opening your mouth too far, and the people around you either not being observant, or being entirely focused on the pencil, rather than you. It’s pretty simple to do, actually. James Randi had people try his Million Dollar Challenge who tried to pass it off as psychic powers. This trick can also be applied to pages of a phone book, if you practice enough times.

@Background Pony #6901  
That’s not gravity - Earth just sucks.

@Background Pony #0F73  
I was thinking the same thing.

Charlie, Charlie, am I stupid for believing that this challenge actually works?

@mercurypony  
Probably when people chant, air masses move and shift pencils with some delay (if science says that pencils are easily affected by slight changes).

Is there a science explanation how this work?…

@mercurypony  
I’ve always hated sharpening pencils. For the last 25 years I’ve been using a 0.5 mm Koh-I-Noor Rapidomatic with HB leads.

@biohazard  
um lol i do and tons of artist xD

Wait, but if the pencils move at all to respond to that question, doesn’t that imply that “Charlie” is there?

@biohazard  
I think Charlie still works with mechanical pencils; hell, sometimes he’ll even come if you use pens. Or crayons.

GOD SAYS NO.
 
_{(Also, does anyone use wooden pencils anymore?)}

@Background Pony #6901  
i’m foolin ghost are fake as hell

@angrybrony  
If there’s no such thing as gravity,then we would have been flouting up in the sky and in space.
 
(I can’t tell if your fooling around here)

@Background Pony #6901  
no shut up its ghostes, there’s no such thing as gravity

@Background Pony #6901  
I have one trick, breath at it*.
 
(*requires some practice)

It’s gravity that moves the pencil!

And I found about challenge from very this image.

@RIG  
My too. That’s where I know about this.

I can’t believe my local news programs did an article of this!

And what if NO?
 
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