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Well, more like science, not SCIENCE!. But still. Back in grad school I worked out an explanation of the Coriolis force that didn't require using all sorts of complicated principles. It had holes, and I found a better explanation. That has stood until recently, when a guy in Germany started emailing me about a problem with it. I'm still not totally sure what he's getting at, but clearly it's time for another revision. And here it is! The part I need to re-explain in the most depth isn't done yet, I'm still building the props.
Edit: I borrowed a basketball from the lab equipment room and used it and some micro-Gundam figures to finish up my explanation.
Edit: I borrowed a basketball from the lab equipment room and used it and some micro-Gundam figures to finish up my explanation.
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No, if you shoot east and are facing east, the shot will not curve. The curve, as mapped to your planar view, is still entirely vertical and thus appears to be a line.
Now if you are facing North and shoot something to the northeast, and manage to keep the trajectory visible, you will see the rightwards bulge, of course, since the center of the translation is north. And it will arc back in again.
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