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on April 19, 2023
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Why do ships use “port” and “starboard” instead of...
I think this is due to the bilateral symmetry of most animals. But imagine being non-symmetric yourself (or the alien race being non-symmetric). The concepts of left and right seem to become much more communicable now.
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