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A question for the real smart folks here

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May 10, 2005 6:16:50 PM from JoeUser ForumsJoeUser Forums
How come water in a toilet in america spins clockwise, yet the water in a toilet down under spins counter clock wise?
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Reply #1 May 10, 2005 6:34:27 PM
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It isn't really backwards, it's just that if you're down under, you're looking at it upside down.
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Reply #2 May 10, 2005 6:39:35 PM
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Seriously, try this Link
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Reply #3 May 10, 2005 6:45:24 PM
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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"
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Reply #4 May 10, 2005 7:04:10 PM
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Reply By: Iconoclast™Posted: Tuesday, May 10, 2005Seriously, try this Link


geeeze Icon, fillin me head with facts.. yikes. seriously thanx.
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Reply #5 May 10, 2005 7:04:45 PM
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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
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Reply #6 May 10, 2005 7:41:32 PM
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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...
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Reply #7 May 10, 2005 7:52:01 PM
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Same reason the folks in the equatorial countries use outhouses. Their's won't spin at all.
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Reply #8 May 10, 2005 7:59:34 PM
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#6 by Shovelheat
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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,
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Reply #9 May 10, 2005 8:00:16 PM
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7 by MasonM
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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
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Reply #10 May 10, 2005 9:29:58 PM
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Oh yuck! You guys make me sick! hahaha

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Reply #11 May 10, 2005 9:32:35 PM
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Oh and btw, it spins the same way!
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Reply #12 May 10, 2005 10:01:53 PM
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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?
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Reply #13 May 10, 2005 10:54:44 PM
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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.
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Reply #14 May 10, 2005 11:52:36 PM
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http://www.snopes.com/science/coriolis.htm
Here's an article related to the flush topic.
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Reply #15 May 11, 2005 12:33:23 AM
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sick??? geeeeze and we really did not even try.

it does?

LOL!

Yes it does. I checked!
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Reply #16 May 11, 2005 8:15:10 AM
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Yes it does. I checked!

You would!  I am with Shovel.  As long as it drains, I dont care the direction.

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