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How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 years ago by UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works [S] -3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The earth spins on a leftward direction on the same plane it orbits the sun. Is that so hard to grasp? More hard than to teach everyone that clocks HAVE to spin in one direction?

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

Whatever. Just tell the people to rotate something Earth-wise while the rest of the world using a clock as reference.

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[–] UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works [S] -1 points 2 years ago

I was going to do it without your permission anyway

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