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Old December 22nd 05, 10:25 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 22:04:18 GMT, Joe Leo wrote:

I always thought that the Coriolis Effect made water go down the drain
counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. But, it's not true:




See also:

http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html


Another urban myth, I'm afraid.



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- Joe Leo