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Define "Left" as in the direction

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 05:03 PM

because i feel like asking a dangerously stupid question, and this is probably the most dangerously stupid forum to ask a dangerously stupid question in.

What is the direction "left"? how does one know which way "left" is?
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 05:31 PM

This is a very simple question from a scientific standpoint.

Left is the side of the road that Richard Dawkins drives on.
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 05:49 PM

The direction relative to the perceptual prime northward axis evident at all points westward.

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 06:30 PM

Three rights.
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 07:25 PM

Hold up both your hands. Now spread out your thumb and index finger to produce an "L." Your left thumb and index finger should produce the "L" properly. This is easy to remember as L stands for Left.

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 08:31 PM

It's entirely to do with sight. It is a direction to the negative side on the x-axis in your field of vision.
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 09:17 PM

The other side from "right."
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 10:48 PM

The side to which my junk doesn't hang.
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 12:20 AM

View PostMispeled, on Jan 14 2008, 08:48 PM, said:

The side to which my junk doesn't hang.


I believe that the majority of Americans are left-junked. Be sure to mention that you "dress-right" if you're ever buying a good suit, or else you'll be needlessly cramped.

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 12:52 AM

Ok, here's what you do.

Turn backwards and crab walk until you are directly between Pluto and Sol. Do 25 jumping jacks while attempting a triple sow cow on your hands. Trying to do so, you will fall off of a bridge. Once you've fallen off of the bridge, have one of those chase scenes with all of the doors and weird music. This will take you all the way to Chile. In Chile, go to the monkey shaped giraffe and spin around so fast that you drill into the ground. As soon as you have drilled down about -86465 meters, pick up a soccer ball and throw it at the Pentagon, causing it to fall out of the sky. Ski to the place where the pentagon used to be and find a plastic model of the manger scene. In the shortest leg of the manger, you will find your left.


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Posted 15 January 2008 - 12:54 AM

View PostBuffalo the Kid, on Jan 14 2008, 10:52 PM, said:

(Yet again... What happens when teens can't sleep...)


Lube gets used up?

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 01:55 AM

You sick, sick man...
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Posted 15 January 2008 - 04:07 AM

View PostPufer, on Jan 14 2008, 09:20 PM, said:

I believe that the majority of Americans are left-junked. Be sure to mention that you "dress-right" if you're ever buying a good suit, or else you'll be needlessly cramped.

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waitwaitwait- Americans? Does it go with the (opposite of the) side of the road you drive on or something?

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 05:30 AM

Left means wrong. Here's why:

Left = 'not right'

Wrong = 'not right'


Ergo, left = wrong.
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 07:02 AM

No stupid. two wrong make a right!

therefore Left = Right!
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Posted 18 January 2008 - 06:42 PM

Left = The side of my face that I didn't get creamed on playing dodgeball. I was doing my specialty, which is standing in the middle of the court, just a few steps behind the center line. I dodge dozens of balls easily, and then laugh. Really. I just stand there with my hand crossed behing my back waiting for people to say "Hey, let's hit *My name*, he's just standing there. People always try to hit me, since I'm usually not coordinated, and just stand there. Occassionally I get hit, and the last time, I got smoked in the face by a friend of mine. My glasses flew off and soared half-way across the gym. I don't know how far it was, but I couldn't see them. The last time that happened, there was a person that I don't really get along with, so I kept throwing the ball at her. She hit me in the face, my glasses fell off, and I almost stepped on them, again.

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:11 AM

I think my definition is best. It just doesn't work so well with blind people.
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 11:29 AM

View Postmrxak, on Jan 14 2008, 08:31 PM, said:

It's entirely to do with sight. It is a direction to the negative side on the x-axis in your field of vision.

View Postmrxak, on Jan 21 2008, 11:11 AM, said:

I think my definition is best. It just doesn't work so well with blind people.

It's a good definition, but it's too limiting. Allow me to explain with this example of your left and right hands. If sight defines what is left and right, then you can position both your hands on the positive side of your x-axis of vision and essentially have two right hands. Furthermore, when both your right hands are positioned, you can disprove JacaByte's definition because one of your right hands will be making the L. Problematic? Yes, but I have a solution. Let's go back to my definition:

View PostDestroyer E, on Jan 14 2008, 06:30 PM, said:

Three rights.

Assuming this is true, you can have a left hand with the help of a friend. Along with your two right hands, have a friend bring one of his hands onto the positive side of your x-axis of vision. At this point, you have three right hands in your sight. Conclusively, you now have one left hand.

Now I'm going to end this post by saying two things:
1.) Thank God I'm a righty.
2.) Bacon sounds good right now.
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 01:02 PM

This seems an appropriate topic to ask the question of the century;

In what direction do you east?

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 01:10 PM

View PostDestroyer E, on Jan 21 2008, 08:29 AM, said:

1.) Thank God I'm a righty.

Excuse me, left for the win! Left is the direction in which the world spins, from my point of view.
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 01:11 PM

I see. And what direction is left?

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 01:27 PM

View PostShlimazel, on Jan 21 2008, 10:11 AM, said:

I see. And what direction is left?

View PostRebelious, on Jan 21 2008, 10:10 AM, said:

Left is the direction in which the world spins, from my point of view.

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 01:29 PM

In the words of a certain famous american, D'oh!

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Posted 21 January 2008 - 03:00 PM

View PostShlimazel, on Jan 21 2008, 10:11 AM, said:

I see. And what direction is left?


East.
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Posted 21 January 2008 - 03:03 PM

Ah, now we get down to it! So, if left is east, then in what direction do you east?

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