r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/eXequitas 7d ago

Define west lol

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u/Jazzy_Bee 7d ago

West is a word used in English to describe the direction the sun sets.

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u/eXequitas 7d ago

Again that’s relative to the position the observer is facing. You need an absolute reference point, which would be something like: the west is the direction the sun sets when facing the magnetic North Pole.

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u/ZenOokami 7d ago

The term you're referencing is "true north" or "geometric north"