Coriolis effect only affects very large scale things, like air masses, where size is measured in hundreds of miles.
For the Reynolds numbers and mathematically inclined: http://www.urbanlegends.com/science/coriolis/coriolis_force_sci_physics_faq.html -- Andrew E. Mileski Ottawa, Canada RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
