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Water Drain Rotation by Hemisphere

The Coriolis effect is too weak to determine water drain direction in household sinks, disproving the hemisphere myth.

High likelihood of being false · Confidence high

일상적인 싱크대나 욕조에서 배수되는 물의 회전 방향은 코리올리 힘의 영향을 받지 않으며 용기의 모양, 초기 수류 등의 요인에 의해 결정됩니다. 남반구와 북반구에서 항상 반대로 회전한다는 주장은 과학적으로 거짓으로 판명된 통념입니다.

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  • Q1 3
  • Q2 1
  • Q3 0
  • QX 0
  • Assessment pending 0
  • Independent verdict sources 3
  • Excluded from verdict 0

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남반구의 물은 배수구에서 항상 북반구와 반대 방향으로 회전한다.

High likelihood of being false · Confidence high

일상적인 싱크대나 욕조에서 배수되는 물의 회전 방향은 코리올리 힘의 영향을 받지 않으며 용기의 모양, 초기 수류 등의 요인에 의해 결정됩니다. 남반구와 북반구에서 항상 반대로 회전한다는 주장은 과학적으로 거짓으로 판명된 통념입니다.

Sources 01

Does Water Flowing down a Drain Spin Differently Depending on the Hemisphere?
www.scientificamerican.comwww.scientificamerican.com

For any normal bathtub you are likely to encounter in the home, however, the answer is no.

Opposing evidenceQuality tier Q1Quality score 92/100Source role Independent secondary sourceDirect

Sources 02

Coriolis Effect
www.scientificamerican.comwww.scientificamerican.com

That idea is a myth: although the Coriolis force is strong enough to direct the winds of hurricanes when acting over hundreds of miles for days, it is far too weak to stir a small bowl of water in the scant seconds the water takes to run down the drain.

Opposing evidenceQuality tier Q1Quality score 91/100Source role Independent secondary sourceDirect

Sources 03

The great plughole debate
www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com

it turns out that the Coriolis force has absolutely no effect on the direction that the water drains from an everyday sink, toilet, shower or bath.

Opposing evidenceQuality tier Q1Quality score 87/100Source role Independent secondary sourceDirect

Sources 04

The Bathtub That Took 24 Hours to Drain to Test a Myth | Weird Science History
www.weirdsciencehistory.comwww.weirdsciencehistory.com

It did not show that your bathtub at home drains a particular way depending on which hemisphere you live in.

Opposing evidenceQuality tier Q2Quality score 78/100Source role Dependent secondary sourceDirect

Remaining uncertainty 실험실 수준의 엄격하게 제어된 거대 수조 실험에서는 미세한 코리올리 효과가 관측될 수 있으나, 일반 가정 환경에는 적용되지 않습니다.

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