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DescriptionCorioliskraftanimation.gif
English: In the inertial frame of reference (upper part of the picture), the black ball moves in a straight line. However, the observer (brown dot) who is standing in the rotating/non-inertial frame of reference (lower part of the picture) sees the object as following a curved path due to the Coriolis and centrifugal forces present in this frame
Deutsch: Zur Corioliskraft (Kugel auf Drehteller), Animation
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(Alle Versionen dieser Datei löschen) (Aktuell) 13:02, 23. Nov 2003 . . Hubi (Diskussion | Beiträge | blockieren) . . 200 x 283 (217.955 Bytes) (Zur Corioliskraft (Kugel auf Drehteller), Animation)
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From dewiki, made by Hubi. Translation of german text: ---- Illustration of the coriolis force (sphere on rotated plate), animation Self-made animation for Wikipedia, hereby GFDL Hubi 12:03, 23. Nov 2003 (CET) (ma