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Old 11-27-2007, 12:10 PM
elitegimp elitegimp is offline
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Default Re: I Met a Backwards Man

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Fortunately, there's a 3rd dimension available. Try pretending your clock is on the floor.

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So is the "clockwise vs counterclockwise" just a debate about whether to put the clock on the floor or on the ceiling?

edit: And why are we "fortunate" to have the third dimension? Isn't the basic problem that clockwise / counterclockwise is used to describe 2D rotation?
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