Was there an alternative adjective to “clockwise” other than “the rotation you take around left hand”?

Also, how did all watch companies around the world agree on what the direction of “clockwise” is?

  • loke@fedia.io
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    1 year ago

    In Swedish it’s called medsols and motsols. The iteral translation is with the sun and against the sun.

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      1 year ago

      Is there a large perceptible pronunciation difference? Because if not med and mot being opposites seems like it’s rife for sitcom hijinks