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Originally Posted by Wolfy
We are in the same hemisphere, so Coriolis doesn't apply. Centrifugal force, gravity and AIR are the ruling forces. centrifigul force forces the first layer of paper away from the roll, air gets under it, and then there is no more contact friction. Gravity then pullls the paper to the ground, the kid keeps spinning the roll untill it's all on the ground.
You're more than welcome to go to your bathroom and try it :P |
Coriolis would not apply in any case as angular momentum is constant and most people's rolls are aligned horizontally rather than vertically.
You may want to check local anomalies in the Earth's magnetic field that have been especially prominent during the current solar storm as being the cause of the problem.
Of course it goes without saying that if you have a plastic or nickel-plated roll holder, none of the above applies unless you can verify the exact time the mold was cast with the manufacturer so as to have a base with with to quantumize any residual Tesla field effects.
