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Coriolis effect

Satellite image of Hurricane Milton showing the counterclockwise spiral characteristic of large Northern Hemisphere storms shaped by the Coriolis effect.

The Coriolis Toilet Myth: What Really Makes the Water Spin

Toilets don't flush counterclockwise in one hemisphere and clockwise in the other. What actually decides the swirl is jet angle and bowl geometry, not planetary rotation.

Science  · 22 Jul 2026, 04:10  · Daniel Okafor