They probably would if they had been invented there ....JPG wrote:
Yeah! Right! Not!
I buy Rjent's explanation.
Since whirlpools rotate reversed in the southern hemisphere, do clocks also?
Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
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rjent
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
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1965 Mark VII S/N 407684
1951 10 ER S/N ER 44570 -- Reborn 9/16/14
1950 10 ER S/N ER 33479 Reborn July 2016
1950 10 ER S/N ER 39671
1951 jigsaw X 2
1951 !0 ER #3 in rebuild
500, Jointer, Bsaw, Bsander, Planer
2014 Mark 7 W/Lift assist - 14 4" Jointer - DC3300
And a plethora of small stuff .....
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force
Only extremely large things are effected. Just so you know the drain things are fake....
Ed
Only extremely large things are effected. Just so you know the drain things are fake....
Ed
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
reible wrote:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis_force
Only extremely large things are effected. Just so you know the drain things are fake....
Ed
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Here's a related question, asked by my 7th-grade science teacher.
Does the Earth rotate clockwise, or counterclockwise?
The teacher didn't much like my answer, because it wasn't "textbook".
Does the Earth rotate clockwise, or counterclockwise?
The teacher didn't much like my answer, because it wasn't "textbook".
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Clockwise viewed from the south pole. Counter clockwise viewed from the north pole.BuckeyeDennis wrote:Here's a related question, asked by my 7th-grade science teacher.
Does the Earth rotate clockwise, or counterclockwise?
The teacher didn't much like my answer, because it wasn't "textbook".
To the right viewed from the equator.
What was your answer?
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Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
I asked "Viewed from which pole?" He said it didn't matter. I attempted to demonstrate that it did, by rotating a pencil that represented the Earth. He accused me of reversing rotational direction during viewpoint change. It took me about 5 minutes to show him the light.JPG wrote:Clockwise viewed from the south pole. Counter clockwise viewed from the north pole.BuckeyeDennis wrote:Here's a related question, asked by my 7th-grade science teacher.
Does the Earth rotate clockwise, or counterclockwise?
The teacher didn't much like my answer, because it wasn't "textbook".
To the right viewed from the equator.
What was your answer?
The textbook said "counterclockwise", period.
Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
If clocks ran counter-clockwise, they wouldn't be clocks. They would be counter-clocks. 
Re: Why do Clocks Run Clockwise?
Some of you may want to clock me for posting this in the first place.
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