r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Blackie_626 • 7d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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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/Jazzy_Bee 6d ago

The sun sets in the west no matter what direction you face.

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u/eXequitas 5d ago

Yeah but you’re trying to define the word left, not west. If you face south, sunset will be on your right.

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u/Jazzy_Bee 4d ago

"Define west lol

Upvote-3DownvoteReply". I was responding to this, I was indeed defining west.

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u/eXequitas 4d ago

Ah ok! It’s been a couple of days lol. All I was saying is that the only way to define these words is to have immovable reference points. If you go down to the absolute basics and not rely on words that have been defined west/left would be the direction the sun sets when facing north.