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Posted on 3/20/24 at 1:53 pm to deeprig9
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That's the coriolis effect in OP. Same with water spiraling down a toilet.
I've heard that before. What is there about point of the planet that causes that?
Posted on 3/20/24 at 1:58 pm to Korkstand
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The Coriolis effect doesn't work in toilets
Okay... bathtub drains
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:04 pm to Tempratt
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I've heard that before. What is there about point of the planet that causes that?
Because of the earths rotation to the east:
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:11 pm to MemphisGuy
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Okay... bathtub drains
Also much too small
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:15 pm to East Coast Band
For all of those who plan to visit Equator towns one day.
DON’T fall for the water circle trick they perform there. They will show you how water circles differently on either side of the equator in two separate water tubs.
Problem is, the Coriolis doesn’t govern water drainage circulation. If you watch closely, they pour the water in different sections of the tub that forces the water to spin the direction they want.
DON’T fall for the water circle trick they perform there. They will show you how water circles differently on either side of the equator in two separate water tubs.
Problem is, the Coriolis doesn’t govern water drainage circulation. If you watch closely, they pour the water in different sections of the tub that forces the water to spin the direction they want.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:23 pm to East Coast Band
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:26 pm to deeprig9
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That's the coriolis effect in OP. Same with water spiraling down a toilet.
My dad told me about the Coriolis effect on toilets while we were taking a plane trip across the equator. I waited until the plane was right over the equator and went to the lavatory to test it out. The vacuum flush was a big disappointment,
Posted on 3/20/24 at 2:32 pm to 0x15E
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For all of those who plan to visit Equator towns one day.
DON’T fall for the water circle trick they perform there. They will show you how water circles differently on either side of the equator in two separate water tubs.
Problem is, the Coriolis doesn’t govern water drainage circulation. If you watch closely, they pour the water in different sections of the tub that forces the water to spin the direction they want.
I had no idea that this was a hustle.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:00 pm to MikeD
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Same with water spiraling down a toilet.
I flushed a bunch of toilets in Indonesia last month.
Flushed the same as they do in Arkansas.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:34 pm to East Coast Band
Neither has a cold front
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:39 pm to MemphisGuy
quote:Also doesn't workquote:Okay... bathtub drains
The Coriolis effect doesn't work in toilets
Posted on 3/20/24 at 3:44 pm to Korkstand
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The Coriolis effect doesn't work in toilets
Mark Rober recently put out a video busting the myth of toilets and drains flowing differently based on the equator
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:00 pm to GumboPot
quote:The Coriolis force is real and ubiquitous, no doubt. However as I said the Coriolis effect is not a predictor in the rotation of water in a toilet. Nor a sink nor a bathtub. These scales are so small that the water would have to be perfectly still and the stopper perfectly released and the basin and drain perfectly shaped so as not to influence the rotation. And hold your breath. Even tornadoes do not always turn the expected way, because even at that scale the Coriolis force is very slight. Their rotation is influenced by the greater storm system that they are a part of.quote:The Coriolis is ubiquitous on earth. Anything moving on the earth will experience this force orthogonal to that object.
The Coriolis effect doesn't work in toilets
It's the principle behind Coriolis flow meters.
This post was edited on 3/20/24 at 4:04 pm
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:10 pm to OysterPoBoy
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For instance, due to the Coriolis Effect, hurricanes in the Northern Hemisphere spin in a counterclockwise direction, while hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere (known as cyclones) spin in a clockwise direction.Oct 19, 2023 LINK › ... Coriolis Effect - National Geographic Education
Might want to stick to things you are more learned in…
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:24 pm to LegendInMyMind
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For all of those who plan to visit Equator towns one day.
DON’T fall for the water circle trick they perform there. They will show you how water circles differently on either side of the equator in two separate water tubs.
Problem is, the Coriolis doesn’t govern water drainage circulation. If you watch closely, they pour the water in different sections of the tub that forces the water to spin the direction they want.
I had no idea that this was a hustle.
When my brother and SIL got back from Kenya, he was bragging about watching how this worked. I hated to disappoint him (not really!) but I told him it was a scam. He was pissed off since he had paid for that demonstration and had a certificate to prove it.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:34 pm to East Coast Band
So wait... does that mean that costal countries at or near the equator don't have hurricanes?
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:34 pm to MemphisGuy
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They also spin clockwise below the equator.
If one managed to cross the equator would it reverse its rotation? I assume that’s why they can’t, as it approaches the equator it would essentially fall apart
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:36 pm to Lokistale
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So wait... does that mean that costal countries at or near the equator don't have hurricanes?
Correct.
Posted on 3/20/24 at 4:49 pm to East Coast Band
I have heard in long range gun shooting (>1000 yrds), like with snipers they have to factor in the Coriolis effect and curvature of the earth, when aiming at their target.
Also I heard the Germans V2 rockets lacked accuracy when they were shooting them at Great Britain cause they did not have Coriolis effect figured out in missile guidance.
Also I heard the Germans V2 rockets lacked accuracy when they were shooting them at Great Britain cause they did not have Coriolis effect figured out in missile guidance.
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