The Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThere are two kinds of people.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square196fedilinkarrow-up1552
arrow-up1552imageThere are two kinds of people.media.piefed.worldThe Picard Maneuver@piefed.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square196fedilink
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoRight, that’s what I said: if Z in the top image were pointing the opposite direction (i.e. if it followed the right hand rule), it would be the same as the bottom image. Rotation is irrelevant; only handedness matters.
minus-squaret0fr@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours agoI think the comic is trying to illustrate the difference between people who consider Y to be the vertical axis or z to be the vertical axis. I think the right hand rule vs left hand rules coordinate systems was a mistake.
minus-squareLog in | Sign up@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoOh I’m so sorry, I misunderstood you completely; now that I reread it, I see I have been a dufus!
Right, that’s what I said: if Z in the top image were pointing the opposite direction (i.e. if it followed the right hand rule), it would be the same as the bottom image. Rotation is irrelevant; only handedness matters.
I think the comic is trying to illustrate the difference between people who consider Y to be the vertical axis or z to be the vertical axis.
I think the right hand rule vs left hand rules coordinate systems was a mistake.
Oh I’m so sorry, I misunderstood you completely; now that I reread it, I see I have been a dufus!