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    Which way does the water spin in a toilet on the equator?

    Question #19317. Asked by Trish. (May 23 02 9:42 AM)


    Jack Flash

    		This question has been asked before. The answer is that it will spiral either to the left or to the right, as it does anywhere else on the earth's surface. There is no difference whatsoever between the northern and southern hemispheres in this regard. I can assure you that this is correct as I have experimented for myself.

    May 23 02, 10:52 AM
    Mr. Wizard

    		It is an old wife's tale or urban myth.
    The way that the water in your toilet swirls is determined by the way that your toilet is built, not which hemisphere you live in. The toilet shoots the water into the bowl at an angle, which determines which way the water swirls.
    http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/section/Everything_Else/Other_Physics_Info/929983882.htm


    May 23 02, 12:13 PM

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