Talk:Plumbline
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If you hang a weight from a string, won't the direction of that string actually be orthogonal to the geoid?
Yes, of course. What prompted me to send this entry was the error in the brief definition of plumb line (the assertion that an Earthly plumb line will be affected by Earth's rotation. In reality, NOTHING Earthly is affected by Earth's rotation. The claim that a plumb line is affected by Earth's rotation is just one of thousands of misperceptions emanating from the original sin of the Coriolis effect.
Acceptance of the Coriolis Effect as a fact of Earthly physics is a venerated part of the science curriculum--and is absolutely wrong.
My authority for this is ME. I am working on a book about the Coriolis hoax. Meanwhile, I refer you to my webpage: http://coriolisdupedu.blogspot.com/
Siloiroc 11:37, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
