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ECUADOR MEANS EQUATOR | |
Sunday, 19 December 2010 | |
The Spanish name of the country “República del Ecuador“ literally translates to the “Republic of the Equator.”
Of course, it is a must for any newcomer to Quito to visit the Equator Museum. At the equator eggs can be balanced upright on the head of a nail (see picture) , and the Coriolis effect can be observed -- water drains straight down the drain on the equator, while just a few feet south of the equator it drains in a counterclockwise direction, and clockwise just a few feet north of the equator. That is a very interesting phenomenon to observe.
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