Coriolis force in FE?

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Coriolis force in FE?
« on: June 20, 2011, 10:43:20 AM »
And yes, I've read the FAQ. All that does is essentially set up a strawman argument about the direction toilets spin in the northern vs the southern hemispheres, then say why the common misconception is untrue, which I already knew (Lisa Simpson notwithstanding). My question, which is not addressed in the FAQ, is how exactly does FE account for Coriolis force? I did a topic search on this question on this website, and the closest I saw was something about gravitational effects of the sun and moon in their circular orbits above the earth plane. I guess that would be OK, except that it seems that the direction they would have to be travelling in (at least the sun) to seem to rise in the east would seem to be the opposite of the direction they would need to travel to cause Coriolis force. It just seems that the RE model is more, I don't know, Zetetic in its simplicity.
"POOF!" is not an answer.