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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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[–] nxfsi@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

That's eurocentric. For someone in the south hemisphere the earth actually rotates clockwise.

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

Yes and people in Australia live upside down

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