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Subject:Re: spacers and sproings
From:Larry Hamm
Date:Thu, 2 Jul 1998 10:50:23 -0600

kenstich wrote:
>
> Ken's Final Komments:
> Its unfortunate that one cannot always take experiential data and translate
> that into intuitive understanding - but if that were the case, I wouldn't have
> had to spend 10+ years in college. Toilets flushed in the northern hemisphere
> twirl one way - in the southern hemisphere the opposite way. I needed a course
> in Dynamics to actually understand Coriolis acceleration and why this was so -
> I couldn't tell from looking at the toilet

I think you spent a few too many years in college, Ken. The Coriolis
effect is nonexistant in toilets and bathtubs. Urban legend?
Larry