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Myth: Toilets flush counterclockwise north of the Equator and clockwise south of it. Fact: Not true. It depends on the bowl’s construction. Coriolis, responsible for air deflection (counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise Southern) is practically zero in small circulations.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
