What is the Coriolis Effect? | Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains...

The best thing about the coriolis effect is that it puts flat earthers heads into a spin 😀

Loving this explainer, especially when it deals with meteorology - something I enjoy. A little 'explainer' on high pressure systems. They are in fact associated with clear skies but the wind is not really about the high pressure system itself per se. It's nature's/the earth's balance at work. These winds are due to the high pressure winds going towards a low pressure area. It's the difference in pressure that causes the wind. The closer & stronger that low pressure system is, the stronger the wind. You can see/experience this right after a cold front passage - especially if the front passage is a "dry" one. (No precip/storms). It'll be hella windy as the front moves through but as the front moves away, the wind subsides. For those that didn't know and want an interesting tidbit... If you put your back to the wind, low pressure will ALWAYS be to your left (northern hemisphere). 🤓

I haven’t heard Neil mention this, but when shooting very long distances, you have to take into account not only the distance and wind, but you have to actually account for the Coriolis effect. That’s what I think about whenever I hear someone talking about it

Jupiter, being so much bigger than Earth and rotating so much faster must naturally have an absolutely monstrous Coriolis effect, which might partially explain why its atmosphere is so unimaginably turbulent. Though internal heating no doubt plays a big factor too.

Always something to learn or reinforce your knowledge of with these three gentlemen. Thank you all.

Omg guys. Neil is 63! I’m SHOCKED!! I thought he was 45!! Damnnnnnn he looks amazing!!!!

Where I live in South Croatia we have a situation where you have a high pressure system over central Europe and cold air builds up behind dinaric mountain's and than we have this situation where that air falls over the mountains and its actually quite violent and gusty, we call that wind Bura, there are actually two types of Bura and one is clear day anticyclone Bura and other is Cyclone Bura, strongest one is in situation when in southern Adriatic sea there is a Cyclone and in continental Europe there is a strong Siberian Anticyclone or a "Branch" of Siberian high pressure system.

It finally clicked for me! I understand low pressure systems and why along with the earth's rotation they cause storms now. Great explanation!

Mark Watney from the Martian 😂🤣 I love you Neil

A great break from the world for startalk