Posted by Racer on March 11, 2006, at 21:40:43
In reply to Re: Im shocked » Racer, posted by tizza on March 11, 2006, at 18:08:27
> *Kinda like people saying that water spirals the opposite way on different sides of the equator. A lot of people truly believe that, and it simply isn't true. Even teachers will frequently tell students that water changes direction on its way out of the sink, which helps perpetuate that myth.*
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> Just a bit of fun, I live in australia and have been to the northern hemisphere 5 times and it actually does spin the other way. PaulIf it does, then that's the shape and size of the basin.
Truly -- the Coriolus Effect acts on large bodies of water. If you pull the plug on the Pacific Ocean, it would change direction at the equator. The bathroom sink, though, is way too small. And if my memory weren't so bad right now, I could tell you the name of the guy who did the definitive experiments to prove this. (Come to think of it, he may have been from Oz?)
So, where you at down there?
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