THIS IS NOT A TRICK... and it has nothing to do with the coriolis effect.
This demonstration proves three facts; 1. The earths magnetic field is weakest at the equator and increases in strength as one moves towards the poles. 2. that this magnetic field is hemispherical. 3. and most incredible of all, that the north and south magnetic fields rotate in different directions, one clockwise and the other counter clockwise.
magneticism is one of the least understood forces of nature..
They have this scam in every country/city that is on the equator. I've seen it in Ecuador. They used a much larger one than this guy though, but same trick. Naturally to experience such effects for real, you need to be hundreds of kilometers away from the equator, not just a few meters. But people fall for it never the less.
@swivelsticks The basic idea is that the rotation of the planet would yield some sort of rotational movement in a bowl of water. In reality, a few feet either side of the equator wouldn't make any difference at all, to actually see the effect, you'd have to be much nearer the poles with a proper scientific method.
The trick in the video is done by varying how he pours the water into the bowl, so it starts the water spinning one way, the other, or not at all. Principle is correct though.
Well I didn't to be so negative, I myself bought into it at first also and went on a wild wikipedia search for answers. We barely learn about coriolis effect in school except maybe in studying meteorology in middle school briefly and then you rarely see it after.
Are people really this stupid? They are inches from the equator and the rotation of the earth leads to coriolis force. This tiny pitcher of water and a toothpick will rotate 200 times, the farther away from equator the faster the motion......now put a toothpick in your sink and stop believing in this tourist trap deception....I can't believe how many people don't question what someone tells them
@ESponge2000 Yeah, I've since read about the Coriolis effect, and yeah, this was a tourist trap and a money spinner. To actually see it in action, you'd need laboratory grade conditions, and probably a lot of time to actually see the motion, as well as being on the poles for maximum effect.
The guy did this from the way he poured the water into the container, in a similar way that you can get sink water to swirl either way depending on how you interact with it.
@ESponge2000 Oh yeah and dude, cut some slack. To be completely fair, unless you'd actually read about the effect before, or were reasonably adept at visualizing physical problems, then who would question it? I took this video five years ago, and was a lot more naive than I am now.
This video's been on Youtube over two years, you're the first to question it, so that's gotta say something about how many people would see this for the scam it is.
THIS IS NOT A TRICK... and it has nothing to do with the coriolis effect.
This demonstration proves three facts; 1. The earths magnetic field is weakest at the equator and increases in strength as one moves towards the poles. 2. that this magnetic field is hemispherical. 3. and most incredible of all, that the north and south magnetic fields rotate in different directions, one clockwise and the other counter clockwise.
magneticism is one of the least understood forces of nature..
erc814 4 months ago
They have this scam in every country/city that is on the equator. I've seen it in Ecuador. They used a much larger one than this guy though, but same trick. Naturally to experience such effects for real, you need to be hundreds of kilometers away from the equator, not just a few meters. But people fall for it never the less.
realisticHomeboy 1 year ago
not sure how i even came across this but at first i was like cool but the comments imply this is a scam? huh. i dunno.
swivelsticks 1 year ago
@swivelsticks The basic idea is that the rotation of the planet would yield some sort of rotational movement in a bowl of water. In reality, a few feet either side of the equator wouldn't make any difference at all, to actually see the effect, you'd have to be much nearer the poles with a proper scientific method.
The trick in the video is done by varying how he pours the water into the bowl, so it starts the water spinning one way, the other, or not at all. Principle is correct though.
ShokaLion 1 year ago
Well I didn't to be so negative, I myself bought into it at first also and went on a wild wikipedia search for answers. We barely learn about coriolis effect in school except maybe in studying meteorology in middle school briefly and then you rarely see it after.
ESponge2000 1 year ago
Are people really this stupid? They are inches from the equator and the rotation of the earth leads to coriolis force. This tiny pitcher of water and a toothpick will rotate 200 times, the farther away from equator the faster the motion......now put a toothpick in your sink and stop believing in this tourist trap deception....I can't believe how many people don't question what someone tells them
ESponge2000 1 year ago
@ESponge2000 Yeah, I've since read about the Coriolis effect, and yeah, this was a tourist trap and a money spinner. To actually see it in action, you'd need laboratory grade conditions, and probably a lot of time to actually see the motion, as well as being on the poles for maximum effect.
The guy did this from the way he poured the water into the container, in a similar way that you can get sink water to swirl either way depending on how you interact with it.
ShokaLion 1 year ago
@ESponge2000 Oh yeah and dude, cut some slack. To be completely fair, unless you'd actually read about the effect before, or were reasonably adept at visualizing physical problems, then who would question it? I took this video five years ago, and was a lot more naive than I am now.
This video's been on Youtube over two years, you're the first to question it, so that's gotta say something about how many people would see this for the scam it is.
ShokaLion 1 year ago
That is bizarre. But awesome.
PantherFox 3 years ago
lol thats cool
markeyboy9944 3 years ago