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This flash animation illustrates the Coriolis Force for a northbound object. When the object was stationary, it took the object 24 hours to complete one rotation about the earth's axis. As the object moved farther to the north, it takes the object less than 24 hours to complete one rotation about the earth's axis. From the point of view of an observer on the ground, the northbound motion has been deflected to the right.
Similar demonstrations could have been produced to show that ALL motions are deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere.
Copyright 2005 Jon Schrage