[Quality88]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

You have been noticeably absent !!!

I have internet at the homestead now, so I'm sure the trailer will be stocked in due time

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Quality88

I have internet at the homestead now, so I'm sure the trailer will be stocked in due time

Glad to hear you can visit with us at home now instead of when you should be listening to the Profs.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Glad to hear you can visit with us at home now instead of when you should be listening to the Profs.

I find the profs of NASCAR to be more informative and knowledgable then those bed wetters I listen to at school. Anyways wife said we had to have internet due to the abundance of on-line classes this quarter. I was tryin to hold off for just a smidge longer but I let her win this round

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Easy now T-foot. Penny is merely questioning the facts in her own mind. You be nice to her or you'll be sent to the GTG trailer !!!

That's funny! You think I came up with all this stuff in my own mind?

I was actually the victim of some sort of trivia thing a couple of years ago called "Have you ever noticed?" One of the questions was regarding which way water drains, clockwise or counter-clockwise. I had no clue.

Bette's question just brought it all back. I Googled. I had no clue about this Northern/Southern hemisphere thing or The Coriolis Effect until an hour ago. I did, however, come up with some of the examples in my own mind. It's pretty easy to find other logical examples.

You can still put T-Foot in the trailer!







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[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

That's funny! You think I came up with all this stuff in my own mind?

I was actually the victim of some sort of trivia thing a couple of years ago called "Have you ever noticed?" One of the questions was regarding which way water drains, clockwise or counter-clockwise. I had no clue.

Bette's question just brought it all back. I Googled. I had no clue about this Northern/Southern hemisphere thing or The Coriolis Effect until an hour ago. I did, however, come up with some of the examples in my own mind. It's pretty easy to find other logical examples.

You can still put T-Foot in the trailer!

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't water run down the drains in different directions in different parts of the world and maybe even in different parts of the US ?????

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Must be gettin low on booze, huh LSC? Supply is low due to lack of "Quality" time in the trailer?

see ..... now i think maybe the GTG Trailer is rigged ....... LSC gets low on "fuel" so he makes up a rule to call someone in there

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by simple simon

see ..... now i think maybe the GTG Trailer is rigged ....... LSC gets low on "fuel" so he makes up a rule to call someone in there

uh-oh.... Simon may be makin a trip to the trailer for bad mouthin it. that or LSC has been found out






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[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't water run down the drains in different directions in different parts of the world and maybe even in different parts of the US ?????

Yes. Based on what I read tonight, that is somewhat true.

[Racer Duck]

Holy Cow! I answer a simple question then leave for a few hours and look what happens:

• Thunderfoot taking jabs at Penny,
• Penny thinking .. more than once in an hour .. and starts using big multi-syllable words .. that she found on the internet,
• LSC runs the trailer out of beer (what's with that?),
• Q is bragging on the home life and how he's gonna restock the trailer now that he has more time,
• Simon is requesting invitations to the trailer .. never showed an interest before .. what's going on and why haven't I been told?
• and Bette hasn't even read my answer yet!

Coriolis Effect or whatever, something just went in the toilet...

I'll be back in the morning .. you guys (and gals) get this place cleaned up.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't water run down the drains in different directions in different parts of the world and maybe even in different parts of the US ?????

yes youre slightly wrong ...... and slightly right

the way the water drains in your house is the same way it drains all over the U.S. ..... all over the northern hemisphere as well

it is in the southern hemisphere that it drains in the other direction

there ya go

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

• Penny thinking .. more than once in an hour .. and starts using big multi-syllable words .. that she found on the internet,

Now, THAT's offensive.

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Coriolis Effect or whatever, something just went in the toilet...

The Coriolis Effect helps to explain the clockwise/counter-clockwise theory. Not off topic. Ooops! There I go using "big multi-syllable words" again.

[Racer Duck]

I couldn't stay away when I saw you posted again

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

Now, THAT's offensive.

if the hat fits....

Originally Posted by PenelopePitStop

The Coriolis Effect helps to explain the clockwise/counter-clockwise theory. Not off topic. Ooops! There I go using "big multi-syllable words" again.

that's all mumbo-jumbo. (now there's a big multi-syllable word for ya!)

everybody knows that the water goes DOWN the drain, except when the drain has an upset stomach .. then you call a plumber.

now, as one scientist to another (you are a scientist, right?), I want you to visualize the rotation in the northern hemisphere (use your internet source for the correct visualization) .. imagine you're looking down from above the north pole toward the south pole. put a mark on a piece of paper to show which way it's rotating. now visualize the rotation in the southern hemisphere .. imagine you're at the south pole looking toward the north pole. hope you brought that paper with you .. with the south pole side of the paper facing you, put a mark on it showing the southern rotation. now take the piece of paper to a light source (lamp, window, explosion, cooking fire ... you get the idea.) hold the paper up to the light source and look at both marks. what do you see? (of course I'm not gonna tell you, this is a DIY experiment!)

now, isn't that amazing? you now have all the tools you need to explain all that clockwise/counterclockwise stuff.

now I gotta get back to making bird compasses... some of my duck friends have lost theirs and it's getting about that time of year again....

Happy Trails!

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

I couldn't stay away when I saw you posted again

if the hat fits....


that's all mumbo-jumbo. (now there's a big multi-syllable word for ya!)

everybody knows that the water goes DOWN the drain, except when the drain has an upset stomach .. then you call a plumber.

now, as one scientist to another (you are a scientist, right?), I want you to visualize the rotation in the northern hemisphere (use your internet source for the correct visualization) .. imagine you're looking down from above the north pole toward the south pole. put a mark on a piece of paper to show which way it's rotating. now visualize the rotation in the southern hemisphere .. imagine you're at the south pole looking toward the north pole. hope you brought that paper with you .. with the south pole side of the paper facing you, put a mark on it showing the southern rotation. now take the piece of paper to a light source (lamp, window, explosion, cooking fire ... you get the idea.) hold the paper up to the light source and look at both marks. what do you see? (of course I'm not gonna tell you, this is a DIY experiment!)

now, isn't that amazing? you now have all the tools you need to explain all that clockwise/counterclockwise stuff.

now I gotta get back to making bird compasses... some of my duck friends have lost theirs and it's getting about that time of year again....

Happy Trails!

That was really nasty. Really nasty. Particularly from a GTG Staff member.

I'm sure you'll delete this response before it hits the public, but let's see if you are man enough to let my post stand. You are coming off as someone who doesn't like the fact that your explanation of "the driver wants to be on the inside of a turn" might be challenged and or disproved.

Counter-clockwise is a physiologically "natural" thing. That's all I was trying to convey. How water goes down the drain was simply an example. Yet, you turned this discussion into an insult of my intelligence.

You also seem to be proud of the fact that I was offended by your comment "Penny thinking .. more than once in an hour .. and starts using big multi-syllable words .. that she found on the internet". Obviously, you have no respect for my opinion, therefore, I no longer have any respect for yours. I'm glad you find joy in that.

Go back to making your bird compasses. However, you'd be better off taking a lesson in sentence punctuation and structure, but we've been over this, right? Your juvenile example and insulting visualization of the rotation of the Northern vs. Southern hemisphere is a stretch to prove your point that I don't know what I'm talking about.

I refuse to reduce myself to your level. So I'll just leave it at that.

Your closing of "Happy Trails" insinuates the message of "So Long". Well, So Long to you and GTG.

I'm sure I'll see the word "Banned" under my name ... so be it.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

I know thinking is difficult for you and I congratulate you on the admission. But, you really do need to do something about those bugs.

Sorry, I can't tell you why horse races, baseball and roller skating all go counterclockwise. I've been sworn to secrecy by LSC.

But for automobile racing, it depends on the type of racing. when it's a road course it is most often clockwise, but not necessarily. Laguna Seca is an example of a road course that runs counterclockwise. all oval track racing I have seen is counterclockwise.

Now the "Why?" of the matter. When ever a driver has a preference, the driver wants to be on the inside of a turn. If the course is circular, then the driver will be on the inside for most turns if it is run in a counterclockwise direction while driving "American-style" cars. Most road courses were originally raced primarily by "English-style" cars where the driver is on the right side of the vehicle, thus they preferred to race clockwise.

now, my guess for baseball and rollerskating is they are "American" and so counterclockwise is "normal"... also, I don't know how accurate most western movies are, but it seems to me the wagon driver either sat in the middle or on the left side .. maybe that's where the American auto driving position came from. still this is only a swag and therefore does not constitute an official answer.

The thing for car racing makes sense. But I believe you are wrong about the wagon drivers in American westerns. I think they sat on the right. At least they did in a couple of John Wayne westerns when he was walking alongside Maureen Ohara.
Do you always answer questions you dont know the answers to with "I've been sworn to secrecy by LSC?"
And you guys were really rude to Penelope. You owe her an apology.
The rest I will simply ignore. I understand you are under the influence of LSC because you have been working with him too long.

[PenelopePitStop]

Originally Posted by Bette

And you guys were really rude to Penelope. You owe her an apology.

Thank you, Bette. It has been addressed. I was simply trying to answer your question on a scientific scale. Got way out of hand.

Bottom line: I don't think there's any tangible explanation as to why racers go counter-clockwise. Theories? Absolutely! But no hard-core facts.

Still a great question!