>>"Obvious, " he said, after a moment's pause, "The water goes down the plug hole the opposite way in the southern hemisphere.>> Oh, dear. I don't think it does, actually. There is no significant Coriolis effect. Water goes down the plughole whichever way the turbulence in the bathwater sends it around. But I love running the experiment. Regards, Peter Treby 37º 42' S 145º 08' E *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 22 2001 - 17:14:51 PST
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