IN AUSTRALIA, WATER SWIRLS DOWN DRAINS IN REVERSE
It’s likely you were told growing up that in Australia, water runs down sink, toilet and bathtub drains in the opposite direction — and even that storms swirl in reverse — because Coriolis forces tug in the opposite direction on different sides of the Earth. Coriolis forces are real, but they only apply on a scale much larger than toilets or even hurricanes can produce. According to a tweet from superstar astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, “toilet bowls drain however they’re designed to circulate water. It’s irrelevant whether you live above or below the equator.”
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