JPG wrote:

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.

But isn't the Coriolis effect responsible for uneven wear on north/south
railway lines, with the more easterly rail wearing more, since the
locomotive is being pushed in that direction. Or is that anothe urban
myth?

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Peter