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Old 10th Jul 2002, 08:00
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But which way does the water go down the plug hole??

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This is all related to the way water goes down plug holes. Does it go down differently in the north and south hemisphere and on the equator does it just glug?

I notice you are from the south so which way does it go down in Australia Clockwise or Anticlockwise. I meant to look the last time I was down there but forgot.

Also I stopped over in Singapore which if I recall rightly is pretty near on the equator but I do recall the water swirling down the hole in one direction or the other and not just glugging down the middle as I expected. Do you need to be smack on the equator for the water to glug? Perhaps a pruner on the equator can shed some light?
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