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[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The east is labelling the east side of the post like always.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"like always"???
You're saying it like it's obvious, but it's a fair question.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Show me an example of something like that being placed in the way described, then.

[–] warbond@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the original picture is enough evidence that it could easily be misinterpreted, regardless of any other circumstances. It's not immediately self-evident.

It is immediately self-evident though.

[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

but that's not intuitive. when a compass says that the bearing is east, you are facing east. here, the onlooker is actually facing west when looking at east.

if the street pole had a bunch of arrows sticking out towards the cardinal points, what you're saying is obvious may truly have been obvious.

but in this arrangement, the question put forth is a fair one and does not deserve derision.

The base is the same as a compass face though.

The question might be fair but there is one obvious answer.