Popular Myths That Have Been Debunked by Actual Science

The Coriolis Effect Causes Toilet Flushes to Spin in Different Directions

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There is some science behind this myth, but in reality, the water in a toilet or other drain can spin in either direction in either hemisphere in the world. Hurricanes and large flows of water, like the Gulf Stream, are effected by the Coriolis Effect, but toilet flushes are just too small of an amount of water to be effected.

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