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mfb- t1_jdln9ub wrote

Reply to comment by ferrel_hadley in If earth was a smooth sphere, which direction would water flow when placed on the surface? by Axial-Precession

No, the Coriolis force is only a secondary effect from water moving towards the equator. That "slight" centrifugal force makes the equatorial radius of Earth 20 km larger than the polar radius, so if you use a perfect sphere and water equivalent to our oceans then all the water would be in a broad region around the equator and nothing would be at the poles.

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wegqg t1_jdmde4w wrote

This is a really smart answer ^

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