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penguinbait 2008-06-11 21:26
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tabletrat (Post 191081)
Anit-clockwise? what is that?
I said 'anti-clockwise' which is the english oposite of clockwise!
Never got on with the american version
I was not quoting you, I was quoting the original news article.

I only speak english, and I have NEVER heard of "anti-clockwise"

While I am American, I didn't realize "counter-clockwise" was an American term?

I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.

I still think anit-clockwise sounds stupid :cool:

Isn't something thats not moving, "anticlockwise"

Benson 2008-06-11 21:32
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
I think brits and aussies both, use anti-clockwise. It's cause their heads are screwed on backwards, I think. No, wait, the other way round. :confused:

It was an Australian article, so anti-clockwise is what they'd naturally use. Maybe in their case, it's because they're in the southern hemisphere.

/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.:p

Texrat 2008-06-12 01:47
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Benson (Post 191121)
/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.:p
Not necessarily.

If some guys with ropes and scalpels knock on your door, they're cool. Let them in. Thanks.

qole 2008-06-12 03:14
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 191009)
Eh, I don't see it. I can't help but take note of the rest of the image, and her hair, arms, etc all show clockwise rotation to me...
Just look at her nipples. They're clearly rotating


sorry what was I saying?

qole 2008-06-12 03:31
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 191117)
I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.
Google centre vs center; it's just an American Web. As we Canadians know all too well.

Jobester 2008-06-12 05:29
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
2am, head hurts like crazy, still only see clockwise

tabletrat 2008-06-12 07:04
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Texrat (Post 191082)
Ok. You can relax now. I had an elite team of kidnappers/brain surgeons ready to heist your skull ballast, but I called them off and cancelled the study. But you'll let me know if anything changes, right?
Well, I found the keys. OK, I didn't really, I asked my wife and she looked at me with that sad/disappointed look they do and pointed at them.

Other than that, not much changed!

tabletrat 2008-06-12 07:08
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 191117)
I was not quoting you, I was quoting the original news article.

I only speak english, and I have NEVER heard of "anti-clockwise"

While I am American, I didn't realize "counter-clockwise" was an American term?
It is. It is an american-english term. English english which I use is anti-clockwise!

Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 191117)
I did a search for anticlockwise in google, got 589K, I did a seach for counterclockwise, and I got back 2680K.
I would have expected higher, as your population is 5 times higher than ours.

Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 191117)
I still think anit-clockwise sounds stupid :cool:
I think anit-clockwise sounds stupid too!

tabletrat 2008-06-12 07:10
Re: Right Brain vs Left Brain
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Benson (Post 191121)
I think brits and aussies both, use anti-clockwise. It's cause their heads are screwed on backwards, I think. No, wait, the other way round. :confused:

It was an Australian article, so anti-clockwise is what they'd naturally use. Maybe in their case, it's because they're in the southern hemisphere.
Australians certainly would. But doesn't their water go anti-clockwise anyway?

Quote:
Originally Posted by penguinbait (Post 191117)
/me grins, knowing that the people who want to lynch him right now are at least an ocean away.:p
They would never find me. They wouldn't understand when someone asked for directions from the airport, or crash when someone told them which way to go round the roundabouts!


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