We Traveled Across The ENTIRE Equator Line in Maseno, Kenya!

What happens when you are on the Equator Line in Maseno, Kenya. Well today I'm taking you on a journey to my little slice of heaven, Maseno, a town located in Kisumu City which is the third largest city in Kenya after Mombasa and Nairobi. To find out what happens when you are on the Equator line,we did an experiment called the Coriolis effect. The experiment shows the direction of flow water as it drains in the southern Hemshere, Northern Hemisphere and on top of the Equator Line (0,0) The Coriolis effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth. The Coriolis effect is responsible for many large-scale weather patterns. The key to the Coriolis effect lies in Earth's rotation. Specifically, Earth rotates faster at the Equator than it does at the poles. Earth is wider at the Equator, so to make a rotation in one 24-hour period, equatorial regions race nearly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) per hour. Near the poles, Earth rotates at a sluggish 0.00008 kilometers (0.00005 miles) per hour. Let's pretend you're standing at the Equator and you want to throw a ball to your friend in the middle of North America. If you throw the ball in a straight line, it will appear to land to the right of your friend because he's moving slower and has not caught up. Now let's pretend you're standing at the North Pole. When you throw the ball to your friend, it will again to appear to land to the right of him. But this time, it's because he's moving faster than you are and has moved ahead of the ball. Everywhere you play global-scale "catch" in the Northern Hemisphere, the ball will deflect to the right. This apparent deflection is the Coriolis effect. Fluids traveling across large areas, such as air currents, are like the path of the ball. They appear to bend to the right in the Northern Hemisphere. The Coriolis effect behaves the opposite way in the Southern Hemisphere, where currents appear to bend to the left. The impact of the Coriolis effect is dependent on velocity-the velocity of Earth and the velocity of the object or fluid being deflected by the Coriolis effect. The impact of the Coriolis effect is most significant with high speeds or long distances. 00:00 Arriving Kisumu Airport 01:00 Maseno 01:34 Coriolis effect Experiment 02:30 Countries the equator passes through 02:53 What happens on the Northern hemisphere 03:28 what happens on the souther hemisphere 04:05 Countries in the equator do not experience the four seasons 04:42 what happens on the Equator line 05:21 Coriolis forces at work Credits: Music owner allows the content to be used on YouTube. Track:Kodo Artist: Olith Ratego #equator #corioliseffect #ecuador #djiflyapp #coriolis #masenouniversity #kenya #thinkmuseums #kisumucity