Equator

After our visit to Yunguilla, we made our way to the Intinian Museum on the equator. It was somewhat of an odd museum. Our first stop with the tour guide was to view a tomb of sorts, followed by "experiments" while on the equator, and concluded by seeing some shrunken heads. Odd...

Our tour guide conducted a series of experiments to demonstrate phenomenon felt or observed while on the equator. First they demonstrated how water drains from a sink on the equator as compared to 10 feet south of the equator. They attribute the change in how water drains to the Coriolis effect. Here is a summary of the experiment. They started with water in a sink with three small leaves floating on the surface. They pulled the plug, allowing the water to drain  into a bucket below. While on the equator, the water appeared to flow straight down and the leaves did not "swirl" in the water. They moved the sink about 10 feet away from the equator and repeated the experiment. While the water was draining out this time, the leaves did "swirl" . Wow... the proximity to the equator impacts the direction to which water swirls. Actually, it doesn't! Check out this link for a break down of this phenomenon!

Sink where the impact of the Coriolis effect and the proximity to the equator was tested. 

Our tour guide conducted a few more experiments. One compared your strength to resist your arms being pulled down on the equator and a few feet away. We also tested being able to walk a straight line with our heads tilted toward the sky. Then there was trying to stand an egg on a flat part of a nail head. I found a YouTube video for you to see these experiments and their results in action.