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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 7:33 pm
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iainarmstrong
 
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Originally Posted by kevinsac
The planet rotates from east to west. Is it too late in the day.....is my mind finally mushed?
you had me thinking about that there for a moment, but doesn't the planet rotate from west to east, or counter clockwise? That's why the sun rises in the East and sets in the West since the sun is essentially a fixed point in the sky?

or maybe it's just too late here on the west coast, or is it too early? i don't know??
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