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the direction of rebellion, hurricanes, and clocks that gave up trying.
means a rotation opposite to the way clock hands move, i.e. leftward at the top of the circle.
from coined once mechanical clocks became the universal reference for rotation in the 1800s, so anticlockwise (british english) and counterclockwise (american english) both just describe motion against the hands that used to define time itself.
hemisphere physicsstorms spin counterclockwise north of the equator, clockwise south
olympic tracksrunners circle counterclockwise, favoring right-leg push-off
british termanticlockwise is the same direction, different accent
drain mythbathtub swirl direction is basin shape, not coriolis force
for instance
hurricane sandy — 2012 atlantic storm, textbook counterclockwise northern spin
olympic running tracks — every stadium race runs counterclockwise since 1913 iaaf rule
screw threads reversed — lefty-loosey turns counterclockwise to unscrew
earth itself — spins counterclockwise viewed from above the north pole