@neiltyson Only in North hemisphere, I gess...
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@neiltyson Why doesn't it always drift in the same cardinal direction? - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson Isn't Coriolis negligible wrt local forces for small objects/systems? See: toilet flush direction. Kicker & wind set direction. -
@weskimcom@neiltyson That's what I thought too, but I wasn't sure if the great Neil Tyson's tweet was really serious -
@JulieCarpenter_@neiltyson true, most likely tongue-in-cheek. Tone always so hard to read online sometimes.
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@neiltyson Objects are deflected to the left in the Southern Hemisphere!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson wait, didn't you say left yesterday? Do we take the newest result, or wait for the mode?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson that explains the Bills' famous "wide right."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Finally some football talk I'm interested in!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Sure, kicks are deflected to the right, but what's the magnitude of the deflection?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson again, orientation is irrelevant. I can make a blog post about this if you want. :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson my toilet flushes clockwise. I live in Mass. Shouldn't they have designed all toilets in N. hemisphere to follow Coriolis effect?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson (Speaking of Coriolis force)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvAjLOK3IbE …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson I guess the buffalo bills can can stop blaming Scott Norwood for their 1990 super bowl loss. The kick was wide rightThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson all NFL stadiums are N/S to ensure the sun doesn't affect gameplay.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson all NFL stadiums are built in a N/S direction so the sun doesn't effect the game.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson if you're kicking north wouldn't the ball be deflected to the left/west and if you're kicking south, to the right/west?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson wouldn't it be west for both north and south kicks?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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