[extropy-chat] HISTORY: Solved & Unsolved Riddles

[Gina Miller]

Look at the bottom of this article, under "Interesting Facts"
http://www.videoweather.com/weatherquestions/What_causes_tornadoes.htm
Gina`

----- Original Message -----
From: "Spike" <spike66 at comcast.net>
To: "'ExI chat list'" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] HISTORY: Solved & Unsolved Riddles


> Ja I was a few days behind on my email from
> a business trip.  Now I might hafta go again
> next week.  {8-[  Guess I need to read
> everything before I post anything.  {8-]
>
> When I heard as a child that water always swirled
> the same way down the drain, I tried it and found
> you can make it turn either way.  Im also
> suspicious of the notion that tornados turn
> the same way in each hemisphere.  Those of
> you who live near a hot desert may have
> seen dust devils.  They tend to appear in
> pairs, for some strange reason.  Question:
> do they spin the same way, or counter-rotate?
>
> spike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org
> > [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of
> > Harvey Newstrom
> > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:23 AM
> > To: 'ExI chat list'
> > Subject: RE: [extropy-chat] HISTORY: Solved & Unsolved Riddles
> >
> >
> > Spike wrote,
> > > http://www.tafkac.org/faq2k/science_3.html
> >
> > Eugen Leitl already posted that link in this thread.  I
> > acknowledged that I
> > was fooled by this scientific urban legend.  I always thought
> > that this
> > force explained which way water rotated as it went down the drain.
> >
> > --
> > Harvey Newstrom, CISSP, CISA, CISM, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC
> > Certified IS Security Pro, Certified IS Auditor, Certified
> > InfoSec Manager,
> > NSA Certified Assessor, IBM Certified Consultant, SANS Certified GIAC
>
>
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