New to This Have a Quick Question
« on: December 07, 2017, 12:18:30 AM »
Howdy All...I was introduced to this theory a few weeks ago and had a question and would like to hear a logic explanation or at least a Good answer, Wondering what you thought about how the water in a drain spins clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere as opposed to Counter clockwise in the Southern if the earth was flat this would Not be the case at least in a logical sense, would appreciate an insight

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Re: New to This Have a Quick Question
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2017, 12:24:49 AM »
In smaller systems like drains this isn't really even a thing.
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Re: New to This Have a Quick Question
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2017, 01:00:48 AM »
In smaller systems like drains this isn't really even a thing.

There is no "Like" button at this forum. Therefore I will simply endorse as a hydrology and hydraulics flood control civil engineer that Boots is right.
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Thanks to Tom Bishop for his courtesy.

No flat map can predict commercial airline flight times among New York, Paris, Cape Town, & Buenos Aires.

The FAQ Sun animation does not work with sundials. And it has the equinox sun set toward Seattle (well N of NW) at my house in Mesa, AZ.

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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2017, 04:21:04 AM »
Locking this thread because it literally has nothing to do with the shape of the earth.