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06.03.06
Plug hole eddies
Ever heard the urban myth that the eddy of water going out of a plug-hole turns a different way in the northern and southern hemispheres? It's not true. I tested it. Both in the southern and the northern hemisphere, the eddie went anti-clockwise.
Posted by Giles at 06.03.06 11:00
Comments
I think it may be a probability thing, i.e. it is more probable to get counter-clockwise in the N and clockwise in the S
Posted by: Fotios at 11.04.06 14:29
btw, I certainly have seen both directions in the N
Posted by: Fotios at 11.04.06 14:33