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| Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis
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Character Information
| Gender:
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Male ♂
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| Status:
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Deceased
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| Occupation:
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Mathematician
Mechanical engineer
Scientist
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| First mentioned:
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"Bart vs. Australia"
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Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis was a French mathematician, mechanical engineer, and scientist who first described the Coriolis effect, the apparent deflection of moving objects when observed in a rotating reference frame.
History[edit]
After Bart and Lisa Simpson were competing in their bathroom, watching shampoo and toothpaste swirl down the sink and arguing over which direction water naturally drained, Lisa explained that the phenomenon was related to the Coriolis effect, which she described as influencing the direction of drainage depending on the hemisphere. Bart rejected her explanation and set out to prove her wrong by placing international phone calls across the Southern Hemisphere, asking people to check the rotation of their sinks and toilets. His actions escalated into widespread prank calls that ultimately contributed to diplomatic tension between the United States and Australia.
Behind the Laughter[edit]
The Coriolis effect is the apparent deflection of moving objects caused by Earth's rotation, described in 1835 by French scientist Gaspard-Gustave de Coriolis.
Appearances[edit]
External links[edit]
Episode – "Bart vs. Australia" (mentioned)
