Received: from VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (vms.dc.lsoft.com [205.186.43.2]) by locke.ccil.org (8.6.9/8.6.10) with ESMTP id OAA17219 for ; Thu, 28 Sep 1995 14:28:13 -0400 Message-Id: <199509281828.OAA17219@locke.ccil.org> Received: from PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM (205.186.43.4) by VMS.DC.LSOFT.COM (LSMTP for OpenVMS v0.1a) with SMTP id 9A49F91C ; Thu, 28 Sep 1995 13:27:21 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Sep 1995 10:57:17 -0600 Reply-To: Chris Bogart Sender: Lojban list From: Chris Bogart Subject: Re: Rotation X-To: lojban@cuvmb.bitnet To: John Cowan Status: OR X-From-Space-Date: Thu Sep 28 14:28:15 1995 X-From-Space-Address: LOJBAN%CUVMB.BITNET@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU >> carberti = x1 is the rotational North end (right hand rule) of object/axis x2 > >> Maybe the head of the screw could be considered the obvious "pole" of >> reference, so we could just say "ko carbergau fi le klupe" or "ko carnanygau >> fi le klupe". > >How can one identify the north end of a symmetrical object? The head of a >slot screw is the same is rotated by 180 degrees - the north and south ends >cannot be discerned. Good point. I guess in that case you'd have to either describe which end you meant in terms of surrounding objects, cardinal directions, etc. or just say/assume "the end nearest you" or "the easiest end to get to" or something.