• Question: Why does teh water flush in the opposite direction when in the different hemispheres? Thanks!

    Asked by shoetree3 to Mike, Pip, Tianfu, Tim, Tom on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Tom Lister

      Tom Lister answered on 28 Jun 2012:


      It just doesn’t. Try this at home (I would use the sink!), you can make the water spin either way.

    • Photo: Tim Stephens

      Tim Stephens answered on 28 Jun 2012:


      I agree with Tom. It depends on what the water in the sink is doing before you pull the plug.

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