raVen_image Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 It was only a partial eclipse, I guess, but still: I bet it was cool. Here in my homeground (Northern California) it was raining all day, so our day was pretty dark, anyway. The clouds prevented us from seeing anything. If you didn't, has anyone seen a solar eclipse? I saw a total solar eclipse in 1978...it was eerie, breath-taking, and beautiful. I can understand why ancient people were afraid of them. Wanna see what all the fuss is about? Click here The next partial eclipse for the United States is on June 10th 2002. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digl Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 I saw one some years ago, I think It was a total one It was amazing indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meksilon Posted December 15, 2001 Share Posted December 15, 2001 I use that BOB avator in a diffrent forum, did you steal it from me? Anyhow, I don't know about living in the US, but it was pretty dark here at the time. =mek= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raVen_image Posted December 15, 2001 Author Share Posted December 15, 2001 It's OK that it's night in your corner of the world when it should be day. It's OK that you celebrate the christmas season in warm weather, when it should be cold. What freaks me out about your part of the world is: The water spins the wrong way when it drains out the plug-hole. That's freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryback Posted December 16, 2001 Share Posted December 16, 2001 I'm assuming that winking smiley face is an indication that you know the true magnitude of the Coriolis effect, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raVen_image Posted December 16, 2001 Author Share Posted December 16, 2001 Correct. The "winky" meant exactly that. I've taken Astronomy and Earth Science Courses. I was just having fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapezoid Posted December 16, 2001 Share Posted December 16, 2001 How does water drain on the Equator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prinity Posted December 16, 2001 Share Posted December 16, 2001 It just sits there. Didn't you ever read that Far Side cartoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raVen_image Posted December 16, 2001 Author Share Posted December 16, 2001 The notion that water behaves differently in northern and southern hemisphere basins is a nice little earner for smart operators living on the equator. In reality, the direction in which the water goes down the plughole is determined by several factors, such as the shape of the basin, and the way the water is moving before the plug is removed, etc. The position of the equator has little effect at all. There is an African country near the equator where entrepreneurs have set up two toilets, one just north of the equator, the other just south of it. For a fee, they will allegedly demonstrate that the toilets flush in opposite directions. It is only for show, however; there is no real effect. Yes, there is such a thing as the Coriolis effect, but it is not enough to dominate the flushing of a toilet--and the effect is weakest at the equator. Essentially, the "Coralis" effect is not really visible in something as small as a sink drain or toilet. For the equator, the answer is: either direction. Here are some good sources: http://jcbmac.chem.brown.edu/scissorsHtml/liquids/bathtub.html http://www.sciam.com/askexpert/physics/physics20.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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