What's the Coriolis Effect? - Winds - BBC Four

[MrIobari]

fantastic

[maalaea]

i always wondered what the cause/force of tornadoes, hurricanes, solar systems, and galaxies all swirling. I guess it is this. The question I have is what are the galaxies rotating around to produce their swirl?

[FlowControlMagazine]

A nice primer on the Coriolis effect, which has application in the area of fluid handling when considering Coriolis flowmetering technology.

[zionravescene]

Ah, Penny Tranter.  Maybe if I wasn't already thinking about Laura Tobin, perhaps...

[IcySkeptic]

Aha! After a little more searching, I realize that the unexpected turn to the right as the air heads north is due to inertia.

[IcySkeptic]

Wait...why can't you just do a demonstration on a globe with a marker if the coriolis effect is only a geometric property?

It must not be merely caused by geometric rotation. It must also be caused by rotational forces? Right? That's why he had to use a marble and a pan lid.

[automaticSOM]

@IcySkeptic

Yes, it arises when an object is moving relative to a rotating(hence, non inertial) reference frame. It is not only a geometric property.

[AZNKIDTOM]

who came here after playing cod mw?

[TheRettom]

The woman at the beginning made my parents think I was watching something....... naughty.

[marsradio]

Awesome demonstration...thanks!

[wtfisyoutub]

that is actually pretty cool :p

[TheTheBEASTBOY]

that woman

at the beggining...

NEXT!

[ImmaOnDaInternetz]

@TheTheBEASTBOY That IS A NAUGHTY QUESTION!

[xpxzampop]

haha unnecessary dramatic strings at 1:20

[beckwithpj]

cod4



[kreativekool]

0:02-0:05. i'm not even gonna try to explain...

[MrJholland94]

These people are really exited about the whole affair.

[kathrynnewgallo]

Water going down a sink to a  pipe also moves in a a circular direction to the right, it seems, and spirals downward...the planets move in a circular or spiralling orbits.... with the forces of coriolis?...its all very interesting movement ad gravity and where forces move and collide in earth's nature and universal nature

[bananian]

@kathrynnewgallo

no...that has nothing to do with the coriolis force. Water going down a sink is too small a scale to be affected by the Earth's rotation. This is explaining why wind twirl in circles near the equator.

[kathrynnewgallo]

Water going down a pipe also moves in a a circular direction and spirals downward...the planets move in a circular orbit with the forces of coriolis...its all very interesting movement ad gravity and where forces move and collide in earth's nature and bigger planetary nature

[Freedomfoe07]

lol Call of Duty got me interested in this

[hardtourtrips]

@Freedomfoe07 HAHAHA

fifty thounsand people used to live there...

[Freedomfoe07]

@hardtourtrips now it's a ghost town XD

[synfulCB14]

i dunt understand how it is a naughty question

[kostibulished]

@synfulCB14 Rule 34, my friend.

[panzertank15]

stuck at 1:04....dammit

[Derkks]

Maybe BBC should be consulting Captain MacMillan on the Coriolis effect instead.

[dorkasaur98]

lol wtf how does this even work

[a00985789]

oh so thats the reason why I suck with the barrett...

[maron182]

am i the only one who LOL's hard at 0:02

[TheDieHard777]

Yeah, watched this because they talked about it in Shooter. P.S. You guys have been playing to much COD, and I have been watching to many movies.

[chilidress]

the wind changes the direction of the bullet or we "see" this

[DNAXXXXXXXXXX]

I'm here because of CoD 4 like most of you. I always thought that it was the effect of the rifle's recoil.

[Imgoingout1]

lol! im here because of call of duty too! that game made this a little more famous huh?

[PatHoffmanTV]

@Imgoingout1 haha me too

[youtubalisation]

the front part was a bit retarded

[Frenchdayz]

Cool !

[ashvin83]

if only i saw the video before reading the text

[grandtheftgordon]

Ive wondered what the coriolis effect is since I sniped Zakhaev in call of duty.

[sgtramrod]

haha your not alone.

[Needleskaine]

and they say that video games are ruining our education.

[ArnoldTerminator3]

haha me too.

[bmccann55]

Omfg no shit thats why im watching this video lmao!

[staind915]

@grandtheftgordon haha me too i heard it and i thought it was the effect the bullet would drop down as it travels. ha i was wrong XD

[PatHoffmanTV]

@grandtheftgordon me too man, i loled when his arm flew off

[The98corolla]

@grandtheftgordon yer same

[SexyAsAClown]

@grandtheftgordon

Thats Why I Looked It Up.

How Could I Take The Coriolis Effect Into Account If I Have No Idea What It Is!!

XD

[BigCheese1138]

@SexyAsAClown I Don't Understand Why People Talk With So Many Caps.

[SexyAsAClown]

@BigCheese1138 It's Just A Personal Preference.

Although It May Not Be The "Correct" Way To Type, I Like It.

But Of Course I Know How To "Properly" Type.

Ah, Now I'm Just Rambling On.

[FuzorDragon480]

@grandtheftgordon Thats why i looked it up ;D

[hooliosuarez6]

@grandtheftgordon hahaha! me too! thats why I looked this up, just sniped him :P

[gggrow]

People here are saying they understood it quite easily - that doesn't mean it's not hard, it means they did a good job of explaining it well. I'm sure that to get a deep understanding of the phenomenon, as the interviewees had, would take a lot more work.

Thanks for the interesting video.

[MrElfro89]

@gggrow I just don't understand how both can be right? i mean, is it traveling in a streight line or is it spiraling? :S

[elgrau1]

@MrElfro89 there is no such thing as a straight line...

[fistusfanius]

I had a two hour lecture on this earlier. I think i learnt more in two minuites than I did in two hours.

[christopherwoods]

Actually, this was fascinating. Never knew about the pirouetting effect. Thanks for the explanation Auntie!

[ECTBWHO]

: )

[jimmyshitbags]

come on its not that hard to explain, ficticious forces and all that jazz.

[andychappers07]

I understood it quite easily.