The first mechanical clocks were invented around 1300. The first flushing toilet was 1775.
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Jay@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
I have the feeling that the direction of the water in the toilet when flushing plays an important role here.
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
all-knight-party@kbin.cafe 10 months ago
"we don't have clocks, how do we describe right ways or leftways rotation?"
"Well, the tires on my Dodge Ram 3500 rotate to the right when I drive it forward, so we'll call it ramforward and rambackwards"
"Brilliant"
Klear@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yup. That’s definitely “down”.
RandomlyAssigned@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ah yes, turdwise and widdershits as it was known in the olden days, before the invention of sundials