No Hurricane Has Ever Crossed The Equator, Here's Why
Hurricanes wreak havoc in various parts of the world. However, it's a curious fact that they very rarely approach the equator ...
No hurricane has ever crossed the equator! What’s the reason behind this strange phenomenon
Hurricanes, also known as typhoons or cyclones, cannot cross the Equator due to the Coriolis effect. This phenomenon, caused by Earth's rotation, prod ...
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Contact forces and Coriolis acceleration
It is seen that the contact force F is directly dependent on the Coriolis component of acceleration. Note that the sign on F changes as the sign on x_dot changes; that is, when the particle is moving ...
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The merry-go-round and the Coriolis component of acceleration
The video below shows four future ME 274 students playing on a merry-go-round with a ball. The video is split between two views: one from a stationary observer looking down from above, and the other ...