Why doclocks run clockwise?

Answer 1

Thank you for sharing this question with us.
You sure have a point there!..

I'd suggest you to look at it from a different angle:
Would you REALLY like to have it otherwise?

Oh by the way, please take a good care of yourself.
Have a nice day!

Answer 2

Some do, but I wouldn't lose sleep over this question. FYI, the clock
on the tower of the Prague Jewish Community Center uses Hebrew letters
and runs counter-clockwise.

Most clocks use Arabic numerals, another right-to-left language. The
real question is why Roman numeral clocks don't go the other way.

Note that the direction of the written language has nothing whatsoever
to do with the way clocks run.

The clock is a mechanical timepiece modeled on its predecessor, the
sundial. North of the Tropic of Cancer, the sun affects the sundial in
the following way:
* Sun rises in the east: shadow falls in the west.
* Sun, at noon, is south: shadow falls in the north.
* Sun sets in the west: shadow falls in the east.

The shadow moves in a W to N to E rotation, which is what we call
"clockwise." When mechanical clocks were invented, this rotation was
duplicated. Regardless of the direction of your written language, the
clock hands move the wrong way half the time!

South of the Tropic of Capricorn, a sundial moves counter-clockwise,
and between the tropics, the motion of the shadow depends on the time
of year. Had the clock been an invention of South American Indians or
Southern Africans, "clockwise" would likely mean the opposite
rotation.

Answer 3

Most do as it is a universal standard, but I have seen those which do not. They do exist, mostly as a Novelty. If they mostly ran the other direction, would you be asking that?
There are many things done in a standard way simply because we are creatures of habit. If you travel the globe you will find in many places many simple things like flushing a toilet or turning the lights in a room are very awkward because they use different standards.

Answer 4

Considering that clocks were invented in Europe, the people there look south and see the sun arch from left to right / east to west. The Sun never gets directly over-head, so it's perceived as going in an arching circle, - clockwise.

Of course down in Australia / southern hemisphere, it does the opposite, -from right to left.

Answer 5

thats the direction a sundial moves in the northern hemisphere

Answer 6

The simple answer is because that's the same way the earth rotates.