If I assume continuity, then the effect should be at a minimum at the equator? Then the effect would be at a maximum at the North & South poles? I understand that New York/Far East flights go over the North Pole every day. Perhaps someone has flushed while going over the North Pole? At 10:47 AM 9/15/2008, Simon Plouffe wrote:
Yes, this is an urban legend, actualy some people tried it several times.
Here is 1 explanation : http://planet-terre.ens-lyon.fr/planetterre/XML/db/planetterre/metadata/LOM-...
(text in french).
and a good one in english : http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/149/do-bathtubs-drain-counterclockw... http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html
but the effect of coriolis is the strongest, the strongest effect is the persistence of myths...
Simon Plouffe