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John Carlos Baez
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In the northern hemisphere, the sun moves clockwise in the sky. This is why clocks, which were based on sundials, have hands that move clockwise.

In 2014 the Bolivians finally decided to break free of this colonial legacy. They're in the southern hemisphere, after all! So the clock on their parliament now looks like this.

I like it. But it must make a tempting target for counter-revolutionaries.

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Bart Smit / ⲁⲗⲍⲓⲙⲟⲛ · 10w
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqknzsux7p6lzwzdedp3m8c3c92z0swzc0xyy5glvse58txj5e9ztqt54hp5 "clocks have hands that move clockwise" sounds rather tautological. So, did the Bolivians also redefine the meaning of "clockwise"? 🤔