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-The way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents, and objects that fly through different latitudes.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Physical Science''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1999, 2000</ref> For instance, when you flush a toilet in the Northern Hemisphere, the water goes down in a [[clockwise]] direction. But if you flush the same toilet in the Southern Hemisphere, it will go down in a [[counter-clockwise]] direction.  In an episode of [[The Simpsons]] it was revealed that the US embassy in Australia had spent a lot of money to create a system which would reverse the flow of the toilet water, making the embassy workers feel more at home.
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