Northern vs. Southern Hemisphere Monitors

[Keefe]

Here is a cool tidbit of information that I found while doing some research on monitors...

The monitor you are using with your computer may be affected by which hemisphere of the earth you are in. The Northern and Southern hemispheres of the earth have different magnetic fields, each pulling toward its respective pole. Monitors with cathode ray tubes, which are the majority of desktop monitors in use today, are manufactured specifically for which hemisphere they are going to be used in. CRT monitors work by moving electron beams back and forth behind the screen, and the earth's magnetic fields act on the electron beams, pulling them toward the field. A monitor calibrated for the Northern hemisphere can still be used in the Southern hemisphere, but the colors and the image would be slightly skewed. Most major monitor manufacturers give users the controls to manually adjust the image.
LCD monitors are not affected by this phenomenon.


Pretty cool eh?
Is the rumor about toilets flushin the opposite direction true?

[Bear]

Was just going to mention the water swirl
in bathtubs etc.
As far as I know it is true.
Cool bit about the monitors.

[wizbones]

Man,

The things you can learn about. Wow I am amazed.

That's my learned thing for the day. Now it's time to ponder the idea while watching the water in my toilet swirl!!

[jinx]

Yes, typhoons and hurricanes are affected by the same phenomenon, that is the eye formation, and wind circulation is reversed from one to the other.

[aoC_PRoZaK]

jeez, i didn't know that. the deeper i get into netsmog, the more weird and funny things i get to know :o