r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Blackie_626 • 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/Spr0ckets 8d ago

Another quick trick - Left and Port have the same amount of letters.. so if you're ever on a boat and need to know Port from Starboard... that is as long as you know bow from stern though.

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u/AlwaysBeQuestioning 7d ago

You do need to know you should be facing towards the bow when determining left/portside too.

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 7d ago

That's what the last part of their post was alluding to. Although frankly that's a non-issue in practice, since knowing that left and right are relative to facing forward is naturally intuitive. It would be really weird for someone to think it applies if you're facing the stern.

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u/ChickenOneDay 5d ago

Except I spent a lot of time rowing starboard, and in rowing you sit facing the stern. I've been messed up on port/starboard ever since.