• @ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world
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      22 months ago

      but that’s not intuitive. when a compass says that the bearing is east, you are facing east. here, the onlooker is actually facing west when looking at east.

      if the street pole had a bunch of arrows sticking out towards the cardinal points, what you’re saying is obvious may truly have been obvious.

      but in this arrangement, the question put forth is a fair one and does not deserve derision.

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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        12 months ago

        The base is the same as a compass face though.

        The question might be fair but there is one obvious answer.