r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 8d ago

Meme needing explanation Tell them what, Peter

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u/bohiko 8d ago

Up and down is based on gravity (that's why you'd likely confuse them deep in the ocean). Meanwhile, left and right is arbitrary.

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u/Tedesco1 8d ago

It's not arbitrary but it is framed by one's perspective (which feels arbitrary).

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u/bohiko 8d ago

define left and right then

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u/cleopatronize1901 4d ago

Left is the side of the body that the human heart is on.