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On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 07:47:46PM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Sunday, August 26, 2012 13:35:14 Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> 
> > And here's the actual definition plus notes/tutorial.  This
> > really is *fundamentally* complex, as we've discovered in this
> > discussion. My previous version, which relied on the right hand
> > rule, was very easy to define, but led to *horrendous* sentences
> > that were extremely counter-intuitive.  In this version, I've
> > sacrificed some initial learning curve for very easy use once
> > you get used to it.
> > 
> >   x1 turns about vector x2 towards direction x3, turning angular
> >   distance / to face point x4
> 
> Suppose that x1 is an object with a natural axis of rotation, but
> no natural top or front, such as an axle with a wheel on each end
> (which I'll call "lo relxiljendu"). What does "lo relxiljendu cu
> carna ri lo pritu" mean?

I would say that it's meaningless, and I don't see how you could
make that make sense in any language.

Without knowing the point of view from which I'm looking at the
axle, how can I say that it's rotating clockwise, in English?  As
far as I know I can't.  So the x2 needs to be {mi} or something
else.

-Robin

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