| Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? | |
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Jong-Il's Hair Apparent official minder moderator
Posts : 213 Join date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:56 pm | |
| Have you noticed how the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? The exception is if they need to make a 1/4 turn to the right to give a traffic direction, otherwise turns of 180°, and the double 180° are always counter-clockwise. I wonder if they are taught that or does it just comes naturally? | |
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Mayor_of_Pyongyang 청동 party member 청동
Posts : 139 Join date : 2009-01-16 Location : Democratic People's Republic of NYC
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Sat Jul 04, 2009 8:45 pm | |
| Maybe it's like fighter pilots - it's always easier to turn left than to turn right. Nearly every dogfight was fought in this manner. | |
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Dear Leader Divine Administrator
Posts : 626 Join date : 2008-03-30
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:53 am | |
| And they always hold the baton in the right hand, probably so the baton exchange is the same for everyone. That must be a requirement, and I would guess they are also drilled to spin left as a rule. (I just noticed I made all our PTG smilies spin left. Maybe it is just a natural direction) | |
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catcher22 청동 party member 청동
Posts : 179 Join date : 2008-07-13
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:36 pm | |
| Just like in militay training, each one is taught to do it exactly the same. | |
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JIMBIALEK 은색 party member 은색
Posts : 239 Join date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Wed Jul 08, 2009 5:57 pm | |
| A little-known fact is that north of the equator all trafficgirls rotate counter-clockwise and south of the equator they rotate clockwise. | |
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Mayor_of_Pyongyang 청동 party member 청동
Posts : 139 Join date : 2009-01-16 Location : Democratic People's Republic of NYC
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Wed Jul 08, 2009 8:08 pm | |
| What if they're standing exactly ON the equator????? | |
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Dear Leader Divine Administrator
Posts : 626 Join date : 2008-03-30
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Sat Aug 01, 2009 2:18 am | |
| - Mayor_of_Pyongyang wrote:
- What if they're standing exactly ON the equator?????
Traffic gridlock. | |
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JIMBIALEK 은색 party member 은색
Posts : 239 Join date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:18 am | |
| I don't think there are any major cities ON the equator, so there would be no trafficgirls there. | |
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catcher22 청동 party member 청동
Posts : 179 Join date : 2008-07-13
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:39 pm | |
| - JIMBIALEK wrote:
- I don't think there are any major cities ON the equator, so there would be no trafficgirls there.
I think that was a hypothetical question. | |
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JIMBIALEK 은색 party member 은색
Posts : 239 Join date : 2008-07-14
| Subject: Re: Why do the traffic girls always rotate counter-clockwise? Wed Aug 05, 2009 7:21 am | |
| - catcher22 wrote:
- JIMBIALEK wrote:
- I don't think there are any major cities ON the equator, so there would be no trafficgirls there.
I think that was a hypothetical question. And a facetious answer. | |
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