The Nonsense Thread

Is it true the water goes the other way in the toilet down there? Forgive me if I have asked this question before and forgotten about it.
 
wensleydale said:
Is it true the water goes the other way in the toilet down there? Forgive me if I have asked this question before and forgotten about it.
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I don't know which way the water goes where you're from, but in Aussie dunnies the water goes down.

Unless you have a bidet, in which case it goes up before going down. Although you don't normally see it going up.

:p

Hix
 
I can't remember if it was on ZooChat or not, but I read that the water does spin in the opposite way in the southern hemisphere to its direction in the northern, caused by the Earth's rotation.

But the effect of rotation is very tiny, so it is always overwhelmed by other effects, including the way the water entered, so there is no real difference - every toilet is different (even in the northern hemisphere).

So its really a myth, and an example of misinterpretation and overextrapolation of science, something some people are very good at.
 
zooboy28 said:
I can't remember if it was on ZooChat or not, but I read that the water does spin in the opposite way in the southern hemisphere to its direction in the northern, caused by the Earth's rotation.

But the effect of rotation is very tiny, so it is always overwhelmed by other effects, including the way the water entered, so there is no real difference - every toilet is different (even in the northern hemisphere).

So its really a myth, and an example of misinterpretation and overextrapolation of science, something some people are very good at.
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No, it's true - the water does indeed go the opposite direction, but the toilet is not the way to test the hypothesis. Plug your sink, fill some water in it and let the water settle, and then unplug it. This works best if your sink has one of those mechanical plugs where you press a plunger/rod to push the plug up.
 
nanoboy said:
No, it's true - the water does indeed go the opposite direction, but the toilet is not the way to test the hypothesis. Plug your sink, fill some water in it and let the water settle, and then unplug it. This works best if your sink has one of those mechanical plugs where you press a plunger/rod to push the plug up.
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Well, that's what I said, it is true, its just not observable (in a toilet).
 
That was my point - in a toilet the water goes down, it doesn't swirl.

:p

Hix
 
Actually, I have seen this for my self in Kenya.
We stood in the northern hemispehere and water went down one way and then walked across the equator and it went down the other way (it was a few years ago so I don't remember which way).
It was very exciting but one slightly dissapointing part was that you can't just take one step and see the difference but we had to go several meters to see it. Still really cool and a great way for some Kenyans to con tourists into paying to see water go down a funnel into a glass :p.
 
LaughingDove said:
Actually, I have seen this for my self in Kenya.
We stood in the northern hemispehere and water went down one way and then walked across the equator and it went down the other way (it was a few years ago so I don't remember which way).
It was very exciting but one slightly dissapointing part was that you can't just take one step and see the difference but we had to go several meters to see it. Still really cool and a great way for some Kenyans to con tourists into paying to see water go down a funnel into a glass :p.
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Did you get the certificate?
 
I have stood exactly between the north pole and the equator (well, actually about ten miles south, but still) where's my certificate?

Hey I could move up there and start my own certifying authority! Think I might turn a profit doing that?
 
LaughingDove said:
What kind of a sad person would post on ZooChat on Christmas day? ;):p
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Laughing Dove, I know you're young so I'll excuse your ignorance on this occasion and take the opportunity to both answer your question and educate you a little.

The word "zoochatter" (i.e. a participant of Zoochat) is drived from the ancient greek words "zugchaturiopopoulos" meaning 'a sad person'.

Interestingly, this was derived from ancient latin "zoochature" meaning 'animal nerd'.

Merry Christmas!

:p

Hix
 
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