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Index of Subjects This was my perspective: "As seen from... the side!? I was up high looking across the Arm. Maybe slightly from above." Perhaps you didn't see my photos of the ants flying and that is why this isn't clear. Please refer to my photo to see my perspective: http://www.flickr.com/photos/haggis/1252784061/ The ants were rising. So I guess I started watching them a little from above... that is why I considered it to be counter-clockwise. If you can't see my photo, I would be glad to email it to you personally. Ann M. On Aug 29, 2007, at 2:35 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote: > Will try the question again. What was your point of reference ? > The hands of an alarm clock move clockwise when viewed from > the front. If the clock were transparent, except for the hands, and > viewed from the back then the hands would move in a counter > clockwise direction. Also the hands would appear to move in a > counter clockwise direction if viewed in a mirror. > > To take the example of a single ant rising as part of a swarm, > lets assume that the direction in which the ant flies gradually > changes from north, to west, then south, east and then back to > north--- again and again. If your point of reference is from above > looking down then the direction of rotation will be counter > clockwise. But if your point of reference is from below then > rotation of the ant will be clockwise. > > For a more solid model, thread a nut onto a right-hand bolt (the > usual kind). When viewed fron the nut end, one must turn the nut > clockwise to turn it on. When viewed fron the head end, counter > clockwise. > Yt, DW > haggis@eastlink.ca wrote: > >> As seen from... the side!? I was up high looking across the >> Arm. Maybe slightly from above. Much confused, Ann M. >> >> >> On Aug 29, 2007, at 1:16 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote: >> >>> Hi Ann, & Jean, >>> Counter clockwise as seen from above or below ? >>> DW, Kentville >>> >>> haggis@eastlink.ca wrote: >>> >>>> You are right they were spiraling in a counter clockwise >>>> direction. Cheers, >>>> >>>> Ann M. >>> >>>
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