Re: Hot vs. Cold

[brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>]

At 13:15 8/5/97 +0000, you wrote:
> Yep, we tend to preferentially pull the other leg, too.
>
> Incidentally,  water-down-the-plug-hole going in the opposite 
> sense depending on which hemisphere you are in seems to be a bit of 
> an urban (or bathroom?) myth too. Apparently, in practice,
> boundary effects and initial  conditions generally  count 
> for a lot more than the coriolis effect on such a small area of 
> water.
>
> Antipodeanly yours
> Margaret Mazzolini

And I thought all it took to demonstrate the effect was a 10000 gallon
container with good axial symmetry in a temperature controlled room with
all drafts suppressed, left to still for several days, with a no-swirl
drain plug method.
 The disappointment of it all....

Regards
brian whatcott <inet@intellisys.net>
Altus OK