Vines prove Lisa Simpson wrong
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 08:42
in Biology & Nature
Research has found that 92 per cent of vines twist anti-clockwise, regardless of hemisphere, proving Lisa Simpson's Coriolis effect theory doesn't apply to plants.
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