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ok...so me and my friend are talking
and he's trying to convince me that australia is upside down
so i'm all 'wtf'...but then i found a world map and made australia up side down
and holy crap
and NOT ONLY THAT!
but it also explains why the toilets swirl around the other direction down under...cause the country's upside down!!!!1

and the site i uploaded the pic thru doesn't allow direct linking, so go here for proof

Yeah the Coriolis Effect or something like that.

Its why water in the northern hemisphere flows counter-clockwise and the water in the southern hemisphere flows clockwise

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Originally posted by Mebot Yeah the Coriolis Effect or something like that. Its why water in the northern hemisphere flows counter-clockwise and the water in the southern hemisphere flows clockwise

grrr you're missing the point
cause you know how like california's gonna break away from the US eventually, and how the US and Europe are drifting apart mad slowly?
my guess is that australia's just been sitting there spinning in circles

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Originally posted by mezzir grrr you're missing the point cause you know how like california's gonna break away from the US eventually, and how the US and Europe are drifting apart mad slowly? my guess is that australia's just been sitting there spinning in circles

Oh well when u put it like that...

Then yes of course! Topsy-Turvy Australia!

It broke away from Pangea and has been swirling in the southern hemisphere for eons

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm

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Originally posted by Renegade http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm

see!
the coriolis effect is wrong!
so australia must be up side down
(btw to anyone reading this....don't take this seriously, its a complete joke)
its just funny how it all made sense for a second
i mean look at all the huge masses in the earth, north america, africa, eurasia, south america, australia
australia's the odd one out in that its broad and everything at the bottom and narrow and pointy at the top
and also note that in my version of the world map, it makes way more sense

Well from Australias view, America looks upside down...boo hoo

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Originally posted by Dj_Psygnosis Well from Australias view, America looks upside down...boo hoo

so is that why the talk out of their asses?




j/k haha

I dunno, you tell me???


your the expert

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Originally posted by Dj_Psygnosis I dunno, you tell me??? your the expert

hahaha

Man, toilet water DOES spin in differently. I live in brazil and I have been to Mexico, and I have ON TAPE the water going down counter-clockwise... And in Brazil it spins clockwise...

*runs to the bathroom*

counter-clockwise
hahhahaha j/k

but seriously everthing on top of the equator runs counter-clockwise and countries under the equator its clockwise...

It was all explained in a simpson's episode.

The water going the other way has something to do with the earth's magnetic field that swings between the two poles. It creates like a negative charge below the equator or something, I don't know..

But that's nothing. Check this out!

You know why we have seasons? because the earth doesn't go around the sun in a balanced circular motion. It's levitates. So for six month it's a little underneath (so we get summer in the northern hemesphere) and for the other six month it's above the sun so we get the opposite.

Now! that levitation is created because the earth is not standing straight on it's axis but it's tilted forward by exactly 23.45�. Just what we need to get the perfect balance of seasons!

Now! Why is the earth tilted? Cuz the moon's gravitational field is pulling it forward just the right amount to create that levitation thus creating seasons and thereby allowing the earth to support life!

So next time you stare at the moon, think about that!

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Originally posted by Renegade http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm

I'm not that sure coriolis effect is that irrelevant. Surely, it is overpowered by other effects like the direction of the water exhaust and stuff like that, but it does have some influence. Let's make a little test if you want...I'll turn on all my taps and shut the sinks/tubs exhaust and see how water spins when they're released. You do the same, and we can compare results then.

PS. This is great, I've always wanted to meet someone from the southern hemisphere to test that theory.

did you read the article on snopes?

also toilets don't spin when you flush them, the water just goes everywhere....

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Originally posted by serp did you read the article on snopes? also toilets don't spin when you flush them, the water just goes everywhere....

I did read the article, but although snopes is often correct, I don't think it's the ultimate resource of truth and knowledge, so I've decided to test that theory. Especially because some popular science articles/shows do claim for that effect to exist.

It is true that the water goes everywhere, however my toilet does show a mild tendency of a counterclockwise twirl. However the toilet twirl is the most disputable one, as it is under influence of pouring water, unlike the sinks and the bathtub where I had the option of waiting for the water to calm down. So if we disregard the toilet as a most unsecure measurement, there is a mild clockwise tendency. Of course, it may be due to the angle/structure of my sinks, and that's why I need the other people here to make the same measurements to eliminate that possibility.

I've done this test before. It works trust me

The toilet bowl doesn't hold enough water for pressure to mount and make the water spin. It works real good when you're emtying the bath tub though!

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