Ever since I was a little kid, I was told that the water in toilets spin in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemisphere… but is that really true?
I have done a bit of searching on the Internet, and just as you might expect – there are mixed answers. Some say that it is absolutely true, while others say it’s totally false. Some argue that in theory it is true, but it only works on large bodies of water… not toilets. One thing is true though; toilets today have water forced into them and are bad ways to test this theory. In order to test it, you need to let the water spin in a natural way, like in a bathtub or sink.
Well… since Chiz and I were making a move from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, we decided to put this theory to the test! We took video of water spinning in a natural vortex in two northern cities (Tokyo and Atlanta) and then two cities in the southern hemisphere (Brisbane and Melbourne). Over the course of our long move here, we put this video together. It is an unscientific study to prove or disprove this theory.
So what do you think will happen? Take a guess and then watch the video…
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Classic.
Very cool Billy.
Enjoy the new digs man…
Didn’t the Simpsons cover this? π
i always rely on either wikipedia or the simpsons to answer life’s questions! π
Finally….an answer to one of life’s perplexing questions! Thank You!