Does gravity have something to do with the way the toilet flushes?

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Does gravity have something to do with the way the toilet flushes?

because you know how toilets flush in the oposite direction in Australia..i live in the US so..
kindly help? dont just type anything to get points plz..

2006-12-09 08:47:18 · 2 answers · asked by ¤AFTERN00N L0VAH¤ 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Gravity has nothing to do with that. The toilet flushing in opposite directions has to do with the spin of the earth. This is called the Coriolis effect.

2006-12-09 09:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by Andy M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

yes when the earth rotates it turns counter clock wise that's why when we flush it spins clock wise,: )

2006-12-09 16:57:32 · answer #2 · answered by Franklin O 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋