How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

UrPartnerInCrime@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml – -26 points –
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Because who the hell knows by heart which way the earth turns

I mean, anyone who hikes often or likes astronomy. It's kind of important for navigation and orientation to know where the sun will rise and set.

Are you telling me you don't ever imagine yourself on a huge ball spinning towards the sun in the morning?

I mean it only took me like 3 weeks of hard studying to remember it so it wasn't that bad

Why would I need to appease some rando who hates standard analog clocks and do like 3 weeks of hard studying just to dissociate rotation vectors from time measuring tools?