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Info to make you look smarter: Coriolis effect

www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html

Next time someone brings up toilet water spin vs. hemisphere, lay the smack down.

Ed

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Originally posted by island911, in the "Add 20 HP with Tornado Air System!" thread.
You guys are killing me. I keep on thinking of Bart Simpson on hold as he has some little Aussi lad check the toilets swirl direction. :D

Yes the coriolis effect, does exist . . but that is not why your sink swirls. . .Check the sinks and toilets in your house. They likely don't all swirl the same direction. If it were a hemisphere/coriolis thing, then drains in Equador would . . .do what?
Coriolis may get clouds spinning, but it's not forcing your drain one way or another... ..

from way back . . when I use to look smart. :cool: