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minus-squareaffiliate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agothis 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
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-257 minutes agoUmmm… 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?
minus-squarezqwzzle@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 hours agoYou can get a clock that is set up counter clockwise to mess with people
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
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?
You can get a clock that is set up counter clockwise to mess with people