Flush that Toilet - Coriolis effect in Australia

[davidwgair]

"I can't get a straight answer from this crazy hemisphere."

[Dynose]

DUDE, QUIT WASTING WATER!!!

[Spyez]

Coriolis effect, a consequence of Earth's rotation is detectable only at large distances. Earth is not rotating quickly enough for us to detect changes in such fast moving swirls such as a toilet flushing

[OnimeNoRice]

THIS TOILET BELONGS TO A SNIPER

[kamalbel]

you stupid mudafuka!!! how much water do you need to waste before coriolis effect becomes apparent!!!! you effing dum madafukas!!!

[panzertank15]

3 gallons....ATHF reference FTW

[dracozombie]

The Coriolis effect is so weak in toilets that it won't have any effect. It's the direction of the jets and shape of the bowl that determines which way the water will swirl. You can find toilets in any country that swirl both ways.

[ytmayur]

@dracozombie you are right

Did some reading on this and found an interesting article. Though it true that the water does actually swirl in different direction. However the swirl direction is greatly impacted by minor ripple. direction of slope of ground and also initial prod.

Read this interesting link

www2.gi.alaska.edu/ScienceForu­m/ASF5/523.html

[RaverGuy2009]

@dracozombie You obviously didn't do research before you said that

I'm from NZ *Newzealand* It flows Backwards to the way it does here in Canada

*Sources: personal, and family experience*

[dgncadiz]

What a wasted water...

[jerryg50]

His toilet bowl is using a straight flush dispersion for the water. Thus, it is very difficult to determine the spin. It would have been best for him to fill the bathtub, and then let it drain. I would believe it to be opposite because of the spin of the earth. Down-under is opposite, than up-on-top...

[AngelzInTehAfterlife]

damn austraillian bathrooms...

[codymws]

i live in the United States. my toilet clearly spins clockwise.

[kubush]

@codymws The spin of the water has more to do with the toilet design than anything else.

[EpiphoneArchtopLover]

@codymws that's because of it's design, not the Coriolis effect.

[munnsie100]

in my really old bathroom my sink drains into the sewer because when i clean it and the water level is low you can hear it i live in australia

[cheapsilverware]

I have wasted precious Life and Time watching/responding(out of necessity) to this preposterous clip of mockery and bafoonery! I think I stand for the rest of the scientific community when I say this was an unnecessary vex aimed at those who carry calculators and keep them on the night stand. tip your waitress

[Aliendear]

some comet cleanser and tidybowl are what needed here.

[byecricketboy]

NO!!!!!

[IanMacBeath]

Google "bad coriolis". This video is a joke.

[ChocolatePoop1301]

@IanMacBeath ty

[IsaacNorman]

Looks like that it's about to overflow but i see what you're doing. Proving that the water drains in a counter-clockwise rotation.

[4maggot4life4]

the fuck is your problem?

[xmasBOOOM]

u ugly

[Chasevandiver13]

what the heck does this have to do with the coriolis effect?

[lamarr912]

Northern Hemisphere has counterclockwise flow toilets and sinks, Southern hemisphere has clockwise flow toilets and sinks, meaning the Coriolis Effect affects the motion of wares in both hemispheres.

[chicagovigilante]

@lamarr912

This is not true - it's a common misconception to think that direction of rotation for a drain is determined by the hemisphere. In reality, the rotation of drainage is determined by the characteristics of the drain as well as the motion of the water in the tub/sink/toilet.

The Coriolis Effect is becomes more pronounced the farther an object moves freely of your frame of reference. A drain is simply too small to produce any effect observable by the naked eye.

[codymws]

@lamarr912 it's the other way around.

[TheOneTrueGirog]

@codymws

You're both wrong- they spiral the same way no matter what hemisphere you're in.

[Eviktion]

exactly, the coriolis effect has nothing to do with a toilet flushing it's to small, read up on wikipedia for more

[stealthfission]

your toilet wastes water.