why do hurricanes spin counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern hemisphere?

Question

I looked this up and it said the Coriolis effect so I looked that up and I have no clue what it’s talking about…

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Answer 1

The earth is spinning. The equator is the outside of the spin. If you have a thick viscous substance and run a toothpick through it, making the line of the equator, the liquid above the line will spin counter clockwise and clockwise below the line.