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Re: Coriolis
      Wed Aug 25 2004 02:11 AM

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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* Question about Hurricane Alex Keith234 Wed Aug 25 2004 02:11 AM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex LI Phil   Tue Aug 24 2004 10:01 PM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex Keith234   Tue Aug 24 2004 10:19 PM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex Clark   Tue Aug 24 2004 11:42 PM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex LI Phil   Wed Aug 25 2004 01:43 AM
. * * Re: Coriolis Ed DunhamAdministrator   Wed Aug 25 2004 02:11 AM
. * * Re: Coriolis Keith234   Wed Aug 25 2004 12:53 PM
. * * Re: Coriolis LI Phil   Wed Aug 25 2004 06:04 PM
. * * Geostrophic Winds Keith234   Thu Aug 26 2004 01:29 AM
. * * Re: Geostrophic Winds LI Phil   Thu Aug 26 2004 01:33 AM
. * * Re: Geostrophic Winds Clark   Thu Aug 26 2004 02:27 AM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex Keith234   Wed Aug 25 2004 01:55 AM
. * * Re: Question about Hurricane Alex Keith234   Wed Aug 25 2004 12:52 AM

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