stackyFACTSMassive weather systems do not spin purely for dramatic effect. Because the globe rotates faster at the equator than at the poles, traveling air masses are violently deflected, causing storms to twist predictably. It dictates hurricanes, but it absolutely does not control which way your household toilet flushes.
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