S1.E5

Crossing the Line

Episode aired Nov 18, 1992
49m

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In the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Emperor Haile Selassie, as well as his pet lion. After a couple of hitchhiking rides he arrives at the Kenya border. In... Read allIn the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Emperor Haile Selassie, as well as his pet lion. After a couple of hitchhiking rides he arrives at the Kenya border. In Nairobi he prepares himself for a safari, where he later takes time out to chat with some... Read allIn the old Ethiopian capital of Gondar Palin visits the former home of Emperor Haile Selassie, as well as his pet lion. After a couple of hitchhiking rides he arrives at the Kenya border. In Nairobi he prepares himself for a safari, where he later takes time out to chat with some hippopotamuses.

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- Clem Vallance
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- Michael Palin
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The experiment supposedly demonstrating the Coriolis Effect of the Earth's rotation is an error. In reality, the Coriolis Force is far too weak to have any significant effect on something as small as the pan used, especially so close to the Equator, and is only really noticeable with weather patterns such as hurricanes. Furthermore, the experiment showed the directions of the draining water to be the opposite way round to what they ought to have been.