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------=_Part_2039_7601567.1188306443226 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Jean et al: They all spiralled in the same direction, too, and I think it was counter > clockwise? Would that be correct in this hemisphere? The Coriolis force induced by the Earth's rotation, which IS responsible for air currents in the two hemispheres flowing in opposite directions, is orders of magnitude too small to force the direction of rotation of flying ants or the water in toilet bowls. Wikipedia has a great page explaining the physics behind Coriolis forces: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect -- Bruce Stevens Antigonish ------=_Part_2039_7601567.1188306443226 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Jean et al:<br><br><br><span class="gmail_quote"></span><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">They all spiralled in the same direction, too, and I think it was counter clockwise? Would that be correct in this hemisphere? </blockquote></div><br>The Coriolis force induced by the Earth's rotation, which IS responsible for air currents in the two hemispheres flowing in opposite directions, is orders of magnitude too small to force the direction of rotation of flying ants or the water in toilet bowls. <br><br>Wikipedia has a great page explaining the physics behind Coriolis forces:<br><br>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Bruce Stevens <br>Antigonish ------=_Part_2039_7601567.1188306443226--
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