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The right side of a ship is called the star-board side.
The side of a book is called the spine. It is the edge of the book where all the pages are connected, and the title of the book is often printed on it.
The opposite side of the right angle in a triange is the hypotenuse.
The longest side a right angle triangle is its hypotenuse
starboard = right port = left
its called star-board side...
port starboard is the right side
because it is
Because that is what Michael Lewis wanted to call his book.
The products are on the right side of an equation.
When you stand on the ship and face the bow, the right-hand side is "starboard". The left-hand side is "port".
Lay the book on the table. Put your left hand on the left side of the book. Put your right hand on the right side of the book. Look the distance between your hands. It is that wide.