2007-05-31 19:08:54 · 8 answers · asked by abid 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
i think it's because we read from left to right and we think this order is natural, so the guy who constructed the first clock made his hands move also left-to-right
2007-05-31 19:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have seen a clock where the hands move in anti-clockwise direction. So I would say it is just because of convention.
2007-06-01 03:30:49 · answer #2 · answered by Dacoit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Clocks replaced sundials.The direction of rotation was chosen to be the same as that of the shadow of a sundial in the northern hemisphere (where clocks were invented). This was simply to make it more familar.
2007-06-01 09:53:00 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have been designed/programmed like this.
Even if time moved backwards (which is unlikely), the hands will still move forward.
2007-06-01 02:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by nivik 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is by convention. If they move in the opposite direction, that movement will be anti-clockwise.
2007-06-01 02:56:23 · answer #5 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the flow of current is the reason...its the same way ...when u ride ur bicycle ,when u pedal forward it moves forward, but the same way if u pedal backward it wont move...cause the flow of energy is only allowed in the forward direction...not in the backward
2007-06-01 02:18:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
A technical question & interesting, it is adjusted in that order-SIMPLE
2007-06-01 02:15:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
because time never waits for anyone it always goes on!!!
2007-06-01 02:20:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anuj B 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋