15 Sep
2008
15 Sep
'08
11:47 a.m.
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