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Re: left/right symmetry, manifest or not

Robert Cohen wrote:

Now, suppose we can agree on a coordinate system. In other words, suppose I
give you enough information so that you can reproduce the coordinate system
when you arrive in my room.

Is it now possible to describe, via words, which way it is spinning? If so,
how?

If you say the object's orientation is first north, then east, then
south, then west, then north again, there's no doubt about the
direction of rotation.

Does that answer the question?