Editing Broom (section)

=== Literature ===
* In 1701 [[Jonathan Swift]] wrote a "[[Meditation Upon a Broomstick]]", a parody of [[Robert Boyle]]'s ''Occasional Reflections upon Several Subjects'':
{{quote|But a Broom-Stick, perhaps you will say, is an Emblem of a Tree standing on its Head; and pray what is Man, but a Topsy-turvey Creature, his Animal Faculties perpetually mounted on his Rational; His Head where his Heels should be, groveling on the Earth, and yet with all his Faults, he sets up to be an universal Reformer and Corrector of Abuses, a Remover of Grievances, rakes into every Sluts Corner of Nature, bringing hidden Corruptions to the Light, and raises a mighty Dust where there was none before, sharing deeply all the while, in the very same Pollutions he pretends to sweep away: His last Days are spent in Slavery to Women, and generally the least deserving; till worn to the Stumps, like his Brother Bezom, he is either kickt out of Doors, or made use of to kindle Flames, for others to warm themselves by.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/a-meditation-upon-a-broomstick-1711/ |title=A Meditation upon a Broomstick (1711) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009113751/https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/a-meditation-upon-a-broomstick-1711/ |archive-date=2016-10-09 |work=[[Public Domain Review]]}}</ref>}}
*In [[J.K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' novels and [[Harry Potter (film series)|film adaptations]], broomsticks are a common form of transport for wizards and witches. These are also used for the magical sport of [[Quidditch]], in which players use their broomsticks to fly around a field and shoot goals.