It has been brought to my attention that some may find my post offensive. That is not my intent, I am simply a man of science and enjoy these theories and ideas. I do not discount the possibilities and I don't mean to sound as if I do, I am only stating my findings and would enjoy discussing what the other possibilities are - especially since I have learned some things on this forum I would never have thought to speculate about before.
I've edited this up a bit to do my best to be cordial. Thanks for reading and I hope someone would still like to share some more detailed theories or just ideas on this.
Obviously the wobble of the Earth's plane accounts for such matters.
Actually... I'm not so sure. I had never thought of this approach before, but no amount of wobble on a flat plane would account for the pendulums behavioral similarities at the poles (or even near them, as one cannot get beyond the Ice Wall in reference to the Flat Earth).
If you consider it... the errors would increase the further "south" you got past the equator if there were any actual "wobble" as you say to the flat planed earth (even if it were slightly domed - which would make the result even more dramatic)
Basically, on a flat model, with a pendulum set up on it, and you tried a nice even 'wobble' or some sort of 'lilted rotation' - the further from center you got, the wilder it would get.
OR - if the Earth was just ever so slightly domed and you had a smooth, horizontal rotation, then the pendulum would work exactly as on a Round Earth, but simply keep slowing down as you went towards the edges.
No matter how you slice it - the pendulum does not work on a flat / domed plane according to basic theory.
I found it interesting enough to bring a couple of my colleagues in on it, and please feel free to counter because I would be very interested to hear your input - I've already seen some very good explanations to things I thought otherwise here that hold out in some areas.
I have found no law of physics; standard, quantum, theoretical, or arbitrary, that would allow for any other conclusion.
In earnest exploration for both sides, one of my colleagues did suggest that according to quantum theory, it's possible the pendulum could be responding to another of it's exact mirror in a parallel or mirror "Earth" or plane as it were, therefore causing a reversal once beyond the equator. Although this cannot be tested for or proven, it would require that all pendulums ever made or that ever will be made would have these properties, and since gyroscopes working on the same principle also have the same end results anywhere on the globe (entirely different animal yes, but same principle) it is highly improbable. Impossible? No, but I personally don't think so - that's just my opinion.
Please, I would love to hear more peoples thoughts about this idea!!! Fantastic point and worth the debate!
