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Water is more affected by the surface geometry of the fixture than the hemisphere. Snopes gives a nicely detailed explanation at the link below of the urban legend that claims drains drain opposite on different sides of the equator.
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Which way dose water flow down a drain in Brazil?
It can flow either way.
Why does water flow down a drain the opposite direction in the Southern hemisphere?
Water flows in both directions regardless of hemisphere. In Physics, there is the Coriolis Effect that describes the flow/movement of water due to a variety of factors, and this is sometimes used to add validity to the myth, but the Coriolis Effect does not occur in small bodies of water such as a sink or toilet. The direction of water flow in a a sink or toilet depends on the direction that the water flows into the sink or toilet -- regardless of hemisphere. You can test this yourself by pouring a pitcher of water from the left side of a sink and then from the right side, you will see that the water will flow accordingly -- this experiment will have the same result in Sydney, Australia as it will in London, England.
What is the direction of flow in a cast iron hub and spigot drain pipe?
from the hub to the spigot
What does a water vane measure?
direction of flow
What is The path a river follows is called?
The direction that a river flows is called the flow or the drainages. Water generally flows downhill or from a higher elevation to a lower one.
What direction does the xylem transport water?
The flow is from the roots to the plant so the flow goes up.
What is base flow?
Where the ground water leakage direction meet into the surface water is called Base flow.
What direction does water in the Great Lakes Flow?
South
What direction does water flow in a radiator?
from the top to the bottom
What is cuurrent?
Not sure what a suface cuurrent is. In deep water, there often are currents that flow in different directions at different depths. A surface current will flow in one direction, near the surface, while there will be a current flowing in the opposite direction deeper down.
4 inch drain pipe water flow in gpm?
100
Why all rivers flow in one direction?
Actually many rivers run north in North America. Water has no sense of direction. If flows downhill by gravity. Most rivers east of the Rocky Mountains do flow in a southerly direction because the elevation is lower to the south and they are flowing toward the Gulf of Mexico. Source: Riverlorian.com
