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  • xs11jack
    HALF GURU
    • Nov 2002
    • 606
    • O'Fallon, Mo.

    #1

    I need help from our Bro's downunder.

    I would like someone to fill thier bathroom sink with a couple of inches of water and then pull the plug and see which way the water spirals down the drain. Clockwise or counterclockwise. And then tell me.
    J.D."Jack" Smith
    1980G&S "Halfbreed"
    1978E straight job
    "We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts, not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the constitution." Abraham Lincoln

    Life is like a coin, you can choose to spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. Make your choices wisely.
  • John
    XS-XJ Super Guru
    • Oct 2003
    • 5117

    #2
    When my ship crossed the equator back in 78 I tried that, and it does drain backwards, or clockwise.

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    • XSokieSPECIAL
      XS-XJ Guru
      • Jun 2009
      • 1631
      • Tulsa, OK

      #3
      Originally posted by xs11jack
      I would like someone to fill thier bathroom sink with a couple of inches of water and then pull the plug and see which way the water spirals down the drain. Clockwise or counterclockwise. And then tell me.

      Way too much egg nog me thinks.

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      • xs11jack
        HALF GURU
        • Nov 2002
        • 606
        • O'Fallon, Mo.

        #4
        XSokieSpecial,

        As sooon as I set down my glass of Grog, I win asher to that, what ever you said.
        J.D."Jack" Smith
        1980G&S "Halfbreed"
        1978E straight job
        "We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts, not to overthrow the constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the constitution." Abraham Lincoln

        Life is like a coin, you can choose to spend it any way you wish, but you can only spend it once. Make your choices wisely.

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        • XSokieSPECIAL
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Jun 2009
          • 1631
          • Tulsa, OK

          #5
          I thank ith'll go crock counerwise.

          Git my fren another drink.

          Where are tem Aussies anyhoo?

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          • joceiphus
            Xsive
            • Oct 2009
            • 285
            • Tulsa

            #6
            I can go to my tolet an make it go anywitchway you want
            Joe


            78XS1100

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            • soccer4m
              XSive Maximus
              • Jul 2002
              • 694
              • san diego

              #7
              Coriolis effect

              The water will drain clockwise, north of the equator and counterclockwise south of the equator due to the Coriolis Effect. On the Equator the water will drain either way. If the Earth was to stop rotation there would be no Coriolis Effect. The major currents in the Oceans will follow the same directional rotations also due to this rotationally induced effect. We need someone from down under the Equator to respond there results ........Mike in Sun Diego
              mike
              1982 xj1100 maxim
              1981 venture bagger
              1999 Kawi Nomad 1500 greenie
              1959 wife

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              • b.walker5
                XS-XJ Guru
                • Feb 2009
                • 1745
                • Invercargill, New Zealand

                #8
                Clockwise.
                1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
                2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

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                • DGXSER
                  Doctor of XSology(Deceased)
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 12001
                  • Cincinnati, Ohio

                  #9
                  Dang it Brian, I had food in my mouth when I read that quote!! Struck me as very funny, and now I gotta clean up my keyboard!
                  Life is what happens while your planning everything else!

                  When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

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                  80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection


                  Previously owned
                  93 GSX600F
                  80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
                  81 XS1100 Special
                  81 CB750 C
                  80 CB750 C
                  78 XS750

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                  • Ivan
                    XS-XJ Guru
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 2524
                    • Hutchinson KS

                    #10
                    The true caveat to this question is:

                    Do clocks spin the same way south of the equator?
                    Ich habe dich nicht gefragt.

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                    • b.walker5
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Feb 2009
                      • 1745
                      • Invercargill, New Zealand

                      #11
                      Bathroom goes clockwise, kitchen sink goes counter clock ?? must have something to do with sink design.
                      1980 SG. (Sold - waiting on replacement)
                      2000 XJR1300. The Real modern XS11. Others are just pretenders.

                      Woman (well, my wife anyway) are always on Transmit and never Receive.

                      "A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be" Albert Einstien.

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                      • cywelchjr
                        XS-XJ Super Guru(Deceased)
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 4450
                        • Sacramento, CA

                        #12
                        You know, IIRC many toilets are designed to actually force the water to swirl. That would entail a specific direction, since the swirl is done to help cleaning of the bowl when you flush. Most sinks just swirl the way the water wants to go rather than pushing it in a specific direction.
                        Cy

                        1980 XS1100G (Brutus) w/81H Engine
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                        I was always taught to respect my elders, but it keeps getting harder to find one.

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                        • XSokieSPECIAL
                          XS-XJ Guru
                          • Jun 2009
                          • 1631
                          • Tulsa, OK

                          #13
                          Originally posted by cywelchjr
                          You know, IIRC many toilets are designed to actually force the water to swirl. That would entail a specific direction, since the swirl is done to help cleaning of the bowl when you flush. Most sinks just swirl the way the water wants to go rather than pushing it in a specific direction.
                          Yup, I think it's the crapper.

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                          • fredintoon
                            Master of XSology
                            • Mar 2004
                            • 6795
                            • Saskatoon SK

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Ivan
                            The true caveat to this question is:
                            Do clocks spin the same way south of the equator?
                            Hi Ivan,
                            analog clocks turn clockwise no matter where they are but south of the equator the gnomon's shadow on a sundial turns anticlockwise.
                            Fred Hill, S'toon
                            XS11SG with Spirit of America sidecar
                            "The Flying Pumpkin"

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                            • Guy_b_g
                              XSive Maximus
                              • May 2007
                              • 790
                              • Beverly Hills, Florida

                              #15
                              I need help from our Bro's downunder.
                              I would like someone to fill thier bathroom sink with a couple of inches of water and then pull the plug and see which way the water spirals down the drain. Clockwise or counterclockwise. And then tell me
                              Why???....

                              I'm thinkin' there must be a bet involved...lol
                              Guy

                              '78E

                              Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum videtur

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