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Why does the commode water swirl around counter clockwise in Australia?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
I doubt water swirls in a different direction in Australia than in any other place. If it does it's caused by how the commodes are manufactured. The jets that deliver the flush water determine which way the water swirls.
Answer:
There is commonly held factoid ("sounds real but isn't" fact) that due to the Coriolis force water entering drains in the Northern Hemisphere swirls in the opposite direction to water in the Southern Hemisphere (just like hurricanes and cyclones are supposed to). Science has disproved this, indicating that the minor irregularities in the opening far outweigh the effect of the Coriolis force. The main cause of the water swirl (especially in toilets) is due to the design of the bowl itself.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
The direction in which water swirls in a toilet or sink is influenced by the Coriolis effect, caused by the rotation of the Earth. However, the effect is too weak to determine the direction of water swirl in small bodies of water like toilets. Other factors such as the design of the toilet and the way water is introduced into it have a greater impact on the direction of the swirl.
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