Do toilets flush counterclockwise in Australia?

[Swede]

NT

[LostinVA]

1. Water goes "backwards" down the drain, so probably

[CreekDog]

12. Backwards?

Hemispheric Chauvanist! :rant: :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

2. Yes, they do.

Except in the American Embassy. :P

[tekisui]

3. I think the Coriolis Effect applies only to very large systems,

like clouds and lakes. Not toilets.

[NJmaverick]

4. Let's call Australia collect and find out

:evilgrin:

[mikeytherat]

5. 900 dolleri-doos? Tobias! Did you accept a six-hour collect call from the States?

mikey_the_rat

[lazyriver]

10. I saw an animated documentary that showed they do but not at the US embassy.

They flush "the American way" at the embassy.

[Ptah]

6. no

nt

[jeff30997]

8. Yes,

you are correct. :P

[MineralMan]

7. No. The clocks run backwards in Oz, so the toilets still

flush clockwise.

[arbusto_baboso]

9. No, they flush UP.

Relieveing yourself "down under" can be an exceedingly messy procedure...

:puke:

[Orrex]

11. They don't have indoor plumbing in Australia; they just go in billabongs

However, the clockwise/anti-clockwise thing is a myth as it applies to sinks, basins, and toilets.


I once worked at a restaurant that had the standard three-sink setup. Two of the sinks drained clockwise, while the other drained clockwise sometimes and sometimes counter-clockwise.

We were nowhere near the equator, by the way.