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Thread #31873 Message #416537
Posted By: GUEST,Pete Peterson at work
13-Mar-01 - 09:50 AM
Thread Name: BS - Science Question for Amos or Wolfgang
Subject: RE: BS - Science Question for Amos or Wolfgang
Coriolis force isn't real? Another myth down the tubes! BUT-- Consider a really big hurricane, one extending between latitude 30 and latitude 60 N. The earth rotates about 1000 miles/hour at the equator (spins once in 24 hours and it's about 24000 miles around, right?) so at lat 30 the air is moving at 1000 MPH cos 30 degrees = 866 miles/hour and at latitude 60, it's moving at 1000 MPH cos 60 degrees = 500 MPH. The difference in velocity between the south and north end of the storm is what makes the "Coriolis force". . . did I miss something? I'm sure I have. WYSIWYG. . .good luck with the cello! Are you sure you aren't a closet Unitarian? Remember the old joke: where would you rather bed-- in Heaven or in a discussion about Heaven? (and all the UUs went into the discussion group) . . . actually Browning said it better than I "ah, that a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a Heaven for?"