when you take the bath plug out why does the water only go one way (anticlockwise)

Question: when you take the bath plug out why does the water only go one way (anticlockwise)
- Keywords:
  bath,
  plug,
  water
Asked by avneet129 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
- Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:
  
  That’s not at all true. Next time you see this, just put your hand in a swirl it the other way – you will see that it changes direction until you swirl it back again.
- Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:
  
  Tom +1

Question: when you take the bath plug out why does the water only go one way (anticlockwise)