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Usually because the makers of those things have made them to turn anti-clockwise. "Spontaneous" and permanent anti-clockwise turning of things is practically non-existent (if we discount the turning of whole planets). A well-know urban legend says that water going down a drain on the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth always and spontaneously turns anti-clockwise. That has however been extensively tested and turned out not to be true.
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Which thing rotates clockwise and anti clockwise?
*counterclockwise and lots of things do
How does Jupiter rotate?
Jupiter rotates backwards . It spins anti clockwise! Only Venus rotates clockwise, all of the other planets rotate anti clockwise. To date.
What direction is the rotation of a typhoon?
A typhoon, that is, a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, rotates in an anti-clockwise direction.
Which of these explains the direction of the earth's rotation?
When observing from high to the north, the earth rotates anti-clockwise (counter-clockwise), or toward the east. That's why the sun rises in the east. The earth's orbit or revolution is also anti-clockwise.
What is clockwise?
for eg if you want to stir a cup of tea and stir it towards right its is clock wise as it is moving in the direction of the clock (i.e. 12,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11). If you do it the opposite way it is anti-clockwise.
Which cardinal direction does the earth rotate?
The Earth rotates towards the east. As viewed from the North Star, Polaris, the Earth turns anti clockwise
Which direction does the earth rotate as view frum the north pole?
From above the North Pole, the Earth rotates anti-clockwise, or right to left.
What direction do revolving doors turn?
anti clockwise or clockwise - it depends - in North America its clockwise but in the UK it is anti clockwise
What is the critical difference between Jupiter and Saturn?
The critical difference between Jupiter and Saturn, is that Jupiter rotates anti-clockwise and Saturn rotates clockwise.
What does it mean when an angle is negative?
An angle is a measure of turn. the amount of turn is the magnitude, measured in degrees, and direction of turn can be clockwise or anti-clockwise. A positive angle turns in an anti-clockwise direction while a negative angle turns in a clockwise direction.
What direction does Jupiter rotate on its axis?
Jupiter rotates on its axis in an anti clockwise direction. I hope this helped you. 😄 Small improvement : Yes that's the answer, but for completeness you need to say "when viewed from above the north pole".
Why do athletes run anti clock wise?
As the earth rotates anti clockwise, and the athletes take advantage of this to get a good speed.
