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Water swirls in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres.

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REFUTED

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While popular culture often repeats the myth that water drains or flushes in opposite directions depending on the hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect, scientific consensus and empirical evidence confirm this is false for small-scale household basins.

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Wikipedia: Coriolis force

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snopes.com: Does the Coriolis Effect Determine Which Direction Water Goes Down a Drain? | Snopes.com

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judged → REFUTED · 1031 Jul 2026

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