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loos down under..
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TinyBubbles said on October 15, 2004 12:08:
Is it true that when you flush a loo in Australia the water twirls the other way around???? Someone is having me on i think.
rox-kuryliw said on October 15, 2004 12:45:
my loo just sucks it away lol, hang on ill look , (runs to have a peek!) it just sucks it away stright down !
Roxer93 said on October 15, 2004 12:52:
Yeah, I think it only swirls around on The Simpsons, but what would they know, they couldn’t even get our accent right!
Vixzter said on October 15, 2004 15:45:
try filling ure sink with water and then seeing what way that drains, easier than watching a toilet ;-)
RobS said on October 16, 2004 00:02:
i’ve never seen a swirling toilet?? but i believe its got something to do with the earths rotation.
But it was a very funny episode of The Simpsons!
Rich-UK said on October 16, 2004 08:40:
Hi Folks!
There are two main factors which affect the direction of twirl on water draining from a vessle: the shape of the drain and the way in which the water entered the vessel.
There is a third effect, the Coriolis effect, which encourages water to twirl clockwise in the northern hemisphere and anticlockwise in the southern hemisphere, but this force in this situation is tiny, and can effectively be ignored. The effect derives from the unidirectional spinning of the earth, and in fact is more relevant to atmospheric phenomena such as hurricanes.
With regards to fluid drain from a vessel, this effect would only be observed if the water had been sitting completely undisturbed for a very long time, and if there was a high degree of symmetry in the vessel and drain, i.e. not in a toilet, where the hydrodynamic flow during the flush would almost always depend on how the jets of water filled the bowl and the shape of the drain.
Summary: in principle OK, but in reality a myth. Hope this helps! All the best, Rich ;-)
Zargo said on October 16, 2004 11:07:
Regardless of whether it either twirls the opposite way, or dances a jig - it works just as efficiently which is all that matters to me :)
TinyBubbles said on October 16, 2004 12:58:
If we all stopped eating we wudn’t need loos. Eating is such a waste of time, money, energy dont you think?
MiracleMan said on October 16, 2004 23:26:
Energy comes from food, food makes poop, pooping makes room for food for more energy. Vicious circle, man.
coyboyusa said on October 17, 2004 15:04:
the fact that peoel have nothing better to do than stare into their toilet speaks reams about the human condition lol, its liek the web site www.ratemypoo.com. People seriously need help
ally77 said on October 17, 2004 20:12:
@ coyboyusa.....
Well you know the site, you must have seen it...
on_a_mission said on October 18, 2004 13:29:
dear god, off-topic goes, er, down the toilet. Sorry, had to be said.
LittleSpooky said on October 19, 2004 19:58:
My coworkers think I’m on a bender cuz I’m laughing my ass off here.
Mine gooses me.
xuxa said on October 21, 2004 22:53:
what a SILLY thread! :D hehehehehe I was missing it :P (thanks Tinybubbles ;) :P)
Vixzter said on October 21, 2004 23:03:
so did we ever get to the bottom (bottom...get it??) of this mystery?? ;)
RobS said on October 23, 2004 07:16:
who woulda thought a post about toilets would have got so many replies!!
Roxer93 said on October 15, 2004 12:42:
Yes it’s true. Depending on which hemisphere you’re in, the water goes down the drain in opposite directions.