Ecuador The Equator - Water Demonstration - Coriolis Effect

drradonsays...

completely bogus demonstration: if you look carefully, you will see that the water in the basin for the first demonstration was completely still - and drained straight down. But for the north and south demonstrations, she poured the water into the basin at one side of the basin - setting up circulation in the basin - and immediately pulled the plug. What she was demonstrating was conservation of angular momentum, not the coriolis effect.

BSRsays...

How do you sleep at night?
I was thinking the same as drradon.
Pick on someone your own badge.
*walks away mumbling to self*

eric3579said:

Sorry dude but i'm gonna have to downvote this one

C-notejokingly says...

I believed! Damn you, Damn you all to Hell!

drradonsaid:

completely bogus demonstration: if you look carefully, you will see that the water in the basin for the first demonstration was completely still - and drained straight down. But for the north and south demonstrations, she poured the water into the basin at one side of the basin - setting up circulation in the basin - and immediately pulled the plug. What she was demonstrating was conservation of angular momentum, not the coriolis effect.

C-notesays...

After a little digging I now understand the Coriolis Effect is real, it's just that the way they carried out the experiment is flawed. And considering it was filmed at a tourist spot and carried out by someone who was most likely hoping to earn a little extra in tips, cause who can't use a few extra bucks, we must throw rocks in condemnation.

Just thump a coin in the cup before you walk away.

BSRsaid:

How do you sleep at night?
I was thinking the same as drradon.
Pick on someone your own badge.
*walks away mumbling to self*

eric3579says...

Playing pretty loosely goosey with the word experiment. More like a trick or a con. Hardly an honest experiment.

C-notesaid:

After a little digging I now understand the Coriolis Effect is real, it's just that the way they carried out the experiment is flawed.

newtboysays...

Nope.
People doing obvious misleading tricks in the name of science for profit get a coin taken out of their cup, not one added.

C-notesaid:

After a little digging I now understand the Coriolis Effect is real, it's just that the way they carried out the experiment is flawed. And considering it was filmed at a tourist spot and carried out by someone who was most likely hoping to earn a little extra in tips, cause who can't use a few extra bucks, we must throw rocks in condemnation.

Just thump a coin in the cup before you walk away.

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