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January 24, 2013

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The Equator museum's grand finale and coup d' etat--the wash basin demo. Here, the tub is being drained directly over the Equator, and the water rushes straight downward. Just five feet to the north or south, the Coriolis effect kicks in. Photo by Alastair Bland.



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