A question for the real smart folks here

nope not a joke

Published on May 10, 2005 By Moderateman In Misc

How come water in a toilet in america spins clockwise, yet the water in a toilet down under spins counter clock wise?

Comments (Page 1)

Ionolast

on May 10, 2005

It isn't really backwards, it's just that if you're down under, you're looking at it upside down.

Ionolast

on May 10, 2005

Seriously, try this Link

thatoneguyinslc

on May 10, 2005

Reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons. The one where they went to Australia and the US embassy had a special machine that made the toilets drain the "american way"

Moderateman

on May 10, 2005

Reply By: Iconoclast™Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005Seriously, try this Link

geeeze Icon, fillin me head with facts.. yikes. seriously thanx.

Moderateman

on May 10, 2005

Reply By: thatoneguyinslcPosted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005Reminds me of an episode of the Simpsons. The one where they went to Australia and the US embassy had a special machine that made the toilets drain the "american way"

only from the mind of a "real american" could this be even considered. lmao thanx for the laugh

Shovelheat

on May 10, 2005

geez, I dunno. I'm just glad those Lincoln logs do vanish!

you did say a question for the smart folks here, but I thought I'd reply anyway...

MasonM

on May 10, 2005

Same reason the folks in the equatorial countries use outhouses. Their's won't spin at all.

Moderateman

on May 10, 2005

#6 by Shovelheat
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

geez, I dunno. I'm just glad those Lincoln logs do vanish!

you did say a question for the smart folks here, but I thought I'd reply anyway...

phewwwww you make me laugh,, thanx shovel,

Moderateman

on May 10, 2005

7 by MasonM
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Same reason the folks in the equatorial countries use outhouses. Their's won't spin at all.

does that make there crappers "a no spin zone" bahahahahahahahah

island_gurl12

on May 10, 2005

Oh yuck! You guys make me sick! hahaha

island_gurl12

on May 10, 2005

Oh and btw, it spins the same way!

Moderateman

on May 10, 2005

10 by island_gurl12
Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Oh yuck! You guys make me sick! hahaha

Oh and btw, it spins the same way!

sick??? geeeeze and we really did not even try.

it does?

latour999

on May 10, 2005

It doesn't. Yes, the coriolis effect (from the Earth's rotation) causes things to spin different ways in different hemispheres, however it requires something very large and spinning for a while to be effective. The best example is hurricanes, which always spin ccw in the Northern Hemisphere, and cw in the Southern hemisphere.

Reiki-House

on May 10, 2005

http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm
Here's an article related to the flush topic.

island_gurl12

on May 11, 2005

sick??? geeeeze and we really did not even try.

it does?

LOL!

Yes it does. I checked!

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