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ELI5: Coriolis effect

Wikipedia didn't help me out.
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We know that things like to move in a straight line, so if you throw a ball very fast it will move in a straight line.
But the earth is rotating underneath the ball, so the balls path looks like it curves.

More accurately, it DOES curve from the point of view of someone standing on the earth.