in the northern hemisphere, water down a drain spins counter clockwise and in the southern hemisphere, clockwise because of the coriolis effect. but what about in space? do the rules of the coriolis effect apply there, because space is a vast, empty plain where newton's laws can almost not be conflicted with. knowing that, why do most orbits, especially earth, travel around the sun counter-clockwise? the coriolis effect cannot have anything to do with that.
2006-07-05
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