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

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My friend's grandfather used to bet on horse racing all the time, and horses would go counterclockwise around the track no matter what track it was, so he'd say horsewise whenever he wanted to say counterclockwise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

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