WLBOTT’s Nurturing Mother
Elder M brings us up-to-date research on the South American Coriolis effect, the state of twine in Argentina, medieval magic, Scottish charms, piseógs, and blessings, and the latest Sándwich de miga recipes.
Other interesting facts about Elder M:
- favorite leisure activity: conjugating irregular Spanish verbs (especially El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo)
- collects old typewriter ribbons to re-ink
- favorite go-to Spanish phrases: “Ay, qué lástima” and “¿Dónde está la biblioteca?”
- currently compiling “Common Scottish Curses”. She is working on volume IV of XXIII.
- favorite high school cafeteria entree: Purina Monkey Noodle Soup
Elder M and the Coriolis Force
In physics, the Coriolis force is a fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame. In a reference frame with clockwise rotation, the force acts to the left of the motion of the object. In one with anticlockwise (or counterclockwise) rotation, the force acts to the right. Deflection of an object due to the Coriolis force is called the Coriolis effect.
…. the theory that the effect determines the rotation of draining water in a household bathtub, sink or toilet has been repeatedly disproven by modern-day scientists; the force is negligibly small compared to the many other influences on the rotation.[1]
Wikipedia
[1] Elder M is pursuing a research grant that will study the Argentinian Coriolis effect not just on bathtubs, but also hot tubs, Yerba Mate, and tango dancers.
Elder M will be publishing her findings in WLBOTT’s peer-reviewed journal, Twine Tech Talk.
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