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Ed Dunham
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Re: Coriolis
Tue Aug 24 2004 10:11 PM

If one runs water down the drain at the equator, does it rotate? (Serious question).

Yes it does - at random in one direction or the other. Keep in mind that Coriolis is just one factor that influences rotation. There have been a couple of rare clockwise spinning tornadoes noted in the southeast U.S., and clockwise spinning waterspouts have been seen in the Fllorida Keys.
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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Question about Hurricane Alex	Keith234	Tue Aug 24 2004 10:11 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	LI Phil	Tue Aug 24 2004 06:01 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	Keith234	Tue Aug 24 2004 06:19 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	Clark	Tue Aug 24 2004 07:42 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	LI Phil	Tue Aug 24 2004 09:43 PM
Re: Coriolis	Ed Dunham	Tue Aug 24 2004 10:11 PM
Re: Coriolis	Keith234	Wed Aug 25 2004 08:53 AM
Re: Coriolis	LI Phil	Wed Aug 25 2004 02:04 PM
Geostrophic Winds	Keith234	Wed Aug 25 2004 09:29 PM
Re: Geostrophic Winds	LI Phil	Wed Aug 25 2004 09:33 PM
Re: Geostrophic Winds	Clark	Wed Aug 25 2004 10:27 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	Keith234	Tue Aug 24 2004 09:55 PM
Re: Question about Hurricane Alex	Keith234	Tue Aug 24 2004 08:52 PM

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