The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #51761   Message #790641
Posted By: Mr Red
24-Sep-02 - 08:07 PM
Thread Name: BS: 111
Subject: RE: BS: 111
Concertinas - Yea when they get round to it. Hurdy Gurdies not.
Bathwater definitely goes round the other way.
Bro-in-law reckons that the effect is not strictly the coriolis effect but one with another obscure name - he did explain but is is a marine geologist with the NZ Oceonagraphic Institute so he should know. Lets just say the water goes in a straight line and aims for the plughole and by the time it gets there the inconsiderate earth has rotated a little to the left - just enough to create a vortex. I will be asking questions later!
No I am not having you all on, the phone dials went tother way round. AND no they didn't ask for reverse charges either - they called it "collect" - US style.