Radians are not at all intuitive.
Comment on is there any language that doesn't have four basic directions?
LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 5 days ago
What does basic mean here? I feel everything hinges on that. Radians claim π/2, π/3, π/4, π/6 are all basic, so they have 16 basic directions. A compass has one, maybe 2 basic directions. Directions it’s very common to say northeast, southwest etc, so I’d say there are 8 basics in those terms.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 days ago
deadcream@sopuli.xyz 5 days ago
Humans have bilateral symmetry and forward-facing eyes so we naturally have four basic directions.
Racoonwithbenefits@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Up and down is not basic directions?
Birds have the same characteristics
WoodScientist@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Also the Sun moves in one direction across the sky, along with everything else on the Ecliptic. So that defines one axis, with the perpendicular being another.