One of my favorite episodes of The Simpsons features Bart calling Australia to see if the toilets drain in the opposite direction. Yes, I learn my scientific facts from The Simpsons. I also learn dating tips, marriage tips, forming a 90's grunge band tips & pretty much everything else short of business performance management software recommendations from The Simpsons. It's so important to continue one's education, even after college.
I looked this up & found that it was called the Coriolis Effect. I also found that the Coriolis Effect involves lots of complicated math that I really can't understand. However, the way the toilet drains has to due with the direction the toilet flushes in & since most toilets flush in the same direction, the Simpsons may have been wrong on this one. I'll have to call Australia just to make sure.
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Let's ask Allie which way her sink draining water spins. Because you're right about the toilets - they'll flush based on how the water is pushed. But the bathtub or sink...when that's draining, it's up to good old gravity and earth rotation.
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