• LouNeko@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    If I remember correctly Mythbusters disproved that. It depends entirely on the way you pull the plug.

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      11 days ago

      Well, essentially, it’s that the coriolis effect, while a real thing, is much weaker than most other factors in play. If everything else is neutralised or near to it, the coriolis would indeed be the remaining decider, but that’s very unlikely in practice.