• affiliate@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    this would also be society if counterclockwise and clockwise were swapped. it’s the universal way to talk about 2d rotations but pretty much nothing (except a clock) ends up turning clockwise. it didn’t have to be this way

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      8 hours ago

      You can get a clock that is set up counter clockwise to mess with people

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      5 hours ago

      Ummm… Have you ever used a screw? Bottle cap? “Right tighty, lefty loosey”? A car wheel when going forward? Literally 99% of things tighten clockwise.

      You’re the person people have to say “no, your other left” a lot to, aren’t ya?

      • SqueakyBeaver@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 hours ago

        Just wanna say, a car tire moves a different direction based on your perspective.

        If you’re looking at the driver side of the car, the tires move counterclockwise, whereas if you’re looking at the other side, the tires appear to rotate the other way.

        Perspective changes a lot of things, it’s pretty cool.