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Stapes
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posted October 28, 2002 19:34

I was just wondering if any of this stuff is true. I learned about it in one of my Science classes this year.

I heard that a tornado in Australia is called a Willie Willie. I don't know if that is true, but I thought it to be quite funny.

Another thing that I've heard is that when you flush a toilet over in Australia, that the water will flow down the toilet in the opposite direction as toilets in the US.

I was just wondering if my Science teacher was just messing around or if he was actually telling my class the truth.

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Heero Yuy Vault Champion Member # 8 Member Rated:	posted October 28, 2002 21:30 Well Stapes the only thing Aussie's call Willie Willie is their penis's. As for the toilet water going opposite direction when flushed, well I think that is true. -------------------- "I'll give you just one piece of advice... Dying hurts like hell." - Heero Yuy
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Scotty the Great
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posted October 29, 2002 04:07

First off, Stapes, wrong forum.

Plus, with the whole water going in opposite direction, that's a pretty wierd question. How's Ace supposed to know without knowing the direction that water flows over here? And don't ask me, because I honestly don't feel like going to flush the toilet right now to check it out. I'm pretty sure it's clockwise here, though. Either way, I've heard about it being opposite if you are north or south of the equator because the water is being pulled towards the equator, or something like that. I could be wrong.

Also, for the 'Willie Willie' thing, I heard that too. I never thought it to be true, though. It might be a Wisconsin misconception of Australia (yeah, Wisconsin is one of the strange states in the U.S.)

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jello Wandering Hero Member # 77 Rate Member	posted October 29, 2002 06:46 dudes! you never whatch the Simpsons? That time that they went to Australia cause of bart making a big phone call... -------------------- jump on her and demand sex!
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MagiElvenRanger	posted October 29, 2002 11:09 THANK YOU JELLO!! jees... the water above and below the equater go in to differant directions one is clock-wise the other is counter clock-wise, i think north of the eqator is clock-wise...
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Stapes
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posted October 29, 2002 12:31

Scotty, how is this the wrong forum? This is the stupid stuff forum and I didn't want to post it in the community forum, because I thought you would have bitched at me then. It was just a STUPID question. So therefore, I thought it appropriate to be posted in the Stupid Stuff forum.

I didn't really know about the water direction thing. I was just wondering if any of that stuff was true.

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Scotty the Great Paragon Member # 1 Member Rated:	posted October 29, 2002 18:39 Stapes, you posted this in the Forum Updates forum, not Stupid Stuff. I moved it after I posted my reply. As for the Simpsons thing, yeah, now that you mention it I do remember that episode....... remotely. Haven't seen it in a long time. BTW, if you flush a toilet at the equator, in theory it should just go straight down.
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jello Wandering Hero Member # 77 Rate Member	posted October 30, 2002 12:05 I wonder how many atoms is the equator wide (hehe)... -------------------- jump on her and demand sex!
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posted October 31, 2002 01:31

Well your not quite right about the Willie Willies. Its not a Tornado, its a little dust storm that appears in the outback and dry areas. They aren't very big or powerful but they are like really mini tornados (they get about two metres tall and can pull tin off rooves but thats about all.
The reason they really suck is because they pick up all the dirt and crap from the ground and coat everything with it. Our tent used to be green but now its a funny muddy colour because it got caught in a Willie Willie, the damn stuff never comes out!!

And I don't know about the toilet thing because my toilet doesn't spin at all, let alone the opposite way. It just pours water in and sucks it out at the same time, im so deprived

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posted October 31, 2002 01:36

lol that Simpsons episode was really inaccurate but it was hell funny. When Australians go abroad their favourite hobby is making stuff up about Australia that isn't true, and I find when im in England I act more Australian...its like we have to live up to expectations

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Scotty the Great
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posted October 31, 2002 03:59

heheheheheh, Slurry, so how should I act if I visit Australia? I really do plan on getting over to there within the next ten years (probably after college) and maybe even moving out there. However, it's too far off to really think much about.

For the Willie Willie thing that you described Slurry, I think that's what is called, um, dust devils(?) here. I'm not sure, all I know is that here they occur moreso in the Great Plain states like Oklahoma, I think. Geez, it's been too long since I've learned about this.

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Slurrydevil
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posted October 31, 2002 05:12

Yeah I think those are similar, we just call em Willie Willies.
And yeah Australia is a good place to live, but you gotta be tough like Ace and I to wrestle the crocodiles! lol
The only thing that sucks about Perth where I live is we never get any big conventions or anything. But we get a fair amount of good concerts so it balances out.

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Stapes Paragon Member # 2 Member Rated:	posted October 31, 2002 12:49 Scotty, the Great Plains are the Dakota's and Nebraska. Oklahoma would be considered the southwest. And I think that you are correct about the dust devils thing. It is either that or a dust storm(?). Scotty, if you want a travel companion, I would be willing to fly down to Aussie also.
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Scotty the Great Paragon Member # 1 Member Rated:	posted October 31, 2002 12:52 I thought a dust storm was basically when dust started blowing all over the place. Dust devils are pretty much miniture tornadoes with a vortex, aren't they? Eh, I could be wrong. And travel companion, maybe. I don't know, I might be moving to Australia after college. I'm not entirely sure yet though.
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Stapes Paragon Member # 2 Member Rated:	posted October 31, 2002 12:55 Oh yeah, you are right about the Dust Devils. I forgot that the dust storm just blowed dust everywhere instead of picking it up and throwing it everywhere.
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Slurrydevil
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posted October 31, 2002 20:38

Remember, the motto for Australia is, 'Don't live in Adelaide, its a hole!!'

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Heero Yuy Vault Champion Member # 8 Member Rated:	posted October 31, 2002 21:13 Heh Adelaide. What a shit hole... -------------------- "I'll give you just one piece of advice... Dying hurts like hell." - Heero Yuy
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