Darren New wrote:
> Kevin Wampler wrote:
>> Assuming the radius is small enough for the effect to be obvious, 
>> that's got to feel really odd.
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_effect
> 

I had thought that the Coriolis effect only dealt with the "force" 
resulting from an object changing it's distance form the axis of 
rotation.  Looking at the article, however, it appears that I was 
entirely incorrect and that the definition covers what I described as 
well.  Good to know!

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