From spinning hurricanes to shifting ocean currents, the Coriolis effect explains why motion bends across the Earth. Here's how it works.

The Coriolis effect, which suggests water drains clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anticlockwise in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation, is insignificant in toilet flushes.

You may know the Coriolis force from the direction the water in your flushing toilet swirls, but the same force affects a field-goal kick in football. Here's how.

The Coriolis Effect. January 9, 2014. NARRATOR: If you've ever watched the news during a hurricane or wintertime nor'easter, you've probably noticed that big storms spin over time as they travel.

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The Earth spins at roughly 1,000 mph, yet it doesn't create a constant strong wind. Meteorologist Andrew Stutzke explains the Coriolis effect.

Coriolis Effect: The apparent deflection of moving objects when viewed in a rotating reference frame, which is exploited in flow measurement to induce measurable phase shifts in vibrating tubes.

The turning of the earth creates a force called the Coriolis force; that's responsible for the air moving around high and low pressure systems. Because the air within a "high" is sinking, ...

The Coriolis Effect. January 9, 2014. NARRATOR: If you've ever watched the news during a hurricane or wintertime nor'easter, you've probably noticed that big storms spin over time as they travel.