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General Science / Re: What is the speed of the whirlpool when bath water goes down the drain?
« on: 07/03/2004 13:43:10 »
Jay, like Chris I used to be fascinated by the whirlpool effect, (still am), I once heard that it was a myth that where you were on the planet would effect the rotation direction of the whirlpool.With your hand it is easy to change the flow, well, that's certainly true. I agree that during the early stages of the whirlpool when it is weak , and I had changed the direction, it would collapse and then commence in the other direction, but as the water gets lower and the whirlpool larger, then once it has been made to change direction it would stay that way. But, I'm sure you're right Jay that an average bath is just not big enough to accurately empiricise (is there such a word as empiricise? but you know what I mean)the data required.
But I still want to know the actual speed, just an average size bath with an average amount of water...I'm sure with empirical study of this important subject then we could be well on our way to discovering the sought after 'theory of everything'[][][]
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'
But I still want to know the actual speed, just an average size bath with an average amount of water...I'm sure with empirical study of this important subject then we could be well on our way to discovering the sought after 'theory of everything'[][][]
'Men are the same as women...just inside out !'