How does the water goes down in your sink?

[cubex]

Hello !!!

Did anyone noticed yet in which direction does the water goes down the sink in Dubai?
In my flat water goes down in anticlockwise as opposed to the clockwise direction in Britain.....

Does anyone knows whats the name of that theory/law that detimermines this action?

[macca_24]

Well everything else is back to front over here thats what makes it so hard for us westerners how many times in the beginning did I try and get on the down esculator when I wanted to go up. Ours in Aus are on the left hand side to go up not right. I swear the doors and locks are reversed I always turn the key the wrong way thats taken even longer to get used to

[Pasanada]

I thought as the UAE is above the Equator, it would go down the same way as in the UK, anything south of the Equator would go in the opposite direction and actually on the Equator, it would go straight down.....however, I've never paid much attention to these things....

[macca_24]

See back to front to us Aussie's

[Pasanada]

Originally Posted by macca_24

See back to front to us Aussie's

Don't blame us Brit's if your water doesn't go down the right way! LOL

[teinesamoa]

isn't is something like Coriolis(sp?) Effect...but don't shoot me if it's wrong.

You know I've actually never really looked at how the water drains...I thought water just went down the drain

[Aussiephil]

Originally Posted by teinesamoa

isn't is something like Coriolis(sp?) Effect...but don't shoot me if it's wrong.

You know I've actually never really looked at how the water drains...I thought water just went down the drain

Correct it is the 'Coriolis Effect' do a google search for a full explanation if you're interested.

Phil

[Industrial Nomad]

Aussie Phil,

Although your advice is good, unless you are a Physicist, Process or Instrumentation Engineer please don't bother as Coriolis and it's techniques would be way too much information for this guy who doesn't even realise what Hemisphere he is inhabiting.

I seriously don't mean any disrespect here but i am an Instrument Engineer and unless we stop this thread quickly we'll soon be comparing realtive torque vs pressures vs latitude vs flow vs vessel shape etc ....etc......

Whadd'ya reckon we all just leave him be to watch his sink draining in whichever direction he fancies?......although personally I prefer to think that either he's been drinking too much...or not enough.....or whose to say that he wasn't exactly sure what kind of mushrooms were in his soup last night?.........either way , as long as it actually drains who cares anyway?

[Aussiephil]

Originally Posted by Industrial Nomad

Aussie Phil,

Although your advice is good, unless you are a Physicist, Process or Instrumentation Engineer please don't bother as Coriolis and it's techniques would be way too much information for this guy who doesn't even realise what Hemisphere he is inhabiting.

I seriously don't mean any disrespect here but i am an Instrument Engineer and unless we stop this thread quickly we'll soon be comparing realtive torque vs pressures vs latitude vs flow vs vessel shape etc ....etc......

Whadd'ya reckon we all just leave him be to watch his sink draining in whichever direction he fancies?......although personally I prefer to think that either he's been drinking too much...or not enough.....or whose to say that he wasn't exactly sure what kind of mushrooms were in his soup last night?.........either way , as long as it actually drains who cares anyway?

Yes quite agree the subject could get too heavy for a general forum.... besides I would have to refer back to my study notes of many years ago to get my head around all this again...

[macca_24]

Are you guys really serious?