Coriolis Effect: IDTIMWYTIM

The video debunks the myth that water drains differently in the Northern and Southern hemispheres due to the Coriolis effect. It explains that the Coriolis effect, caused by Earth's rotation, influences the trajectory of moving objects but does not affect small-scale phenomena like water drainage in toilets. Instead, the shape of the basin determines the direction of water drainage. The Coriolis effect significantly impacts larger systems, such as global air and ocean currents, influencing weather patterns and hurricane spins. Without Earth's rotation, winds would flow directly from poles to the equator, but the Coriolis effect deflects them, creating rotating weather systems.

What would happen to wind patterns if the Earth did not rotate on its axis?

Describe how the Coriolis effect impacts weather systems in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.