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Stormieweather · 01-26-2008, 04:07 PM

I stir clockwise and I look over my left shoulder to see behind me. I'm ambidextrous, FYI.

Chocolatl · 01-26-2008, 06:05 PM

I stir everything clockwise -- coffee, tea, batter, soup, whatever. When I was a little kid, my great-grandmother taught me that it was bad luck to stir counterclockwise. I got in to the habit of stirring clockwise, and now I keep it as a way of remembering her.

I look over my right shoulder, and I'm right handed.

Perry Winkle · 01-27-2008, 05:02 AM

Depends on which hand I'm using to stir. Right hand goes clockwise, left hand goes counter. I tend to stir or mix things with my right hand despite being left handed.

I look over my right shoulder. It feels like a tactical response when surprised by something behind me. Looking over my right shoulder turns my left arm out of the way of whatever harm could be approaching. Not that that makes any sense, because I shoot righty and can throw a stronger punch with my right hand. My right hand and arm is faster though... Over think much?

DucksNuts · 01-27-2008, 05:49 AM

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Cloud · 01-27-2008, 12:09 PM

I look over my left shoulder. I think. hmm.

classicman · 01-27-2008, 03:53 PM

Look left, stir right...but I'm a lefty so its all messed up.

Flint · 01-27-2008, 09:14 PM

I start off stirring clockwise, but then abruptly switch to counter-clockwise.

My theory is that this forces more collisions between the two substances I am trying to mix. Is there any validity to that?

ZenGum · 01-27-2008, 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I start off stirring clockwise, but then abruptly switch to counter-clockwise.

My theory is that this forces more collisions between the two substances I am trying to mix. Is there any validity to that?

I do this too.

Clockwise-only creates a linear flow that allows undissolved coffee/sugar to simply swirl around the bottom of the cup. Reversing the direction of stir creates chaotic turbulent flow which greatly increases mixing, and thus dissolution.

I believe this does work, because I can feel the extra resistance from the coffee and sugar up until the time I reverse directions, but not thereafter.

lumberjim · 01-27-2008, 09:41 PM

thanks, guys. Rich will be appreciative of this information. Of all my salesmen, he is the most dwellarish. intellectual, even. i may try to recruit him as a dwellar.

classicman · 01-27-2008, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flint

I start off stirring clockwise, but then abruptly switch to counter-clockwise.

My theory is that this forces more collisions between the two substances I am trying to mix. Is there any validity to that?

Oh, well if you mean like mixing cake batter & such, thats different. I alternate between clockwise and counter clockwise, then scrape the edges and go into a linear mix horizontally and vertically. Repeat as necessary.

lumberjim · 01-27-2008, 09:45 PM

monster, i look over my right shoulder, i think.....but i think it has a lot to do with driving. I'm right handed.

01-28-2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

which direction do you stir your coffe/tea, clockwise or counterclockwise?

this is not a trick question.

Yeah, right, I stir my coffee with this:

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LabRat · 01-28-2008, 01:39 PM

I'm late on the poll...but interesting question. I never thought about it. I always start clockwise then usually switch directions once or twice to increase mixing. Depends on what I'm making though.

As for looking over my shoulder, no preference, I don't think. Probably left though, since that is the way my head goes when biking, running, sleeping etc.

lumberjim · 01-28-2008, 04:48 PM

which foot do you lift first to ascend stairs?

LabRat · 01-28-2008, 04:55 PM

The right one. When I leave today, I'll pay attention to which one I use to decend them.

Shouldn't there be another poll? If a righty, right or left, if a lefty right or left etc.

View Poll Results: stir clockwise or counterclockwise
clockwise	30	88.24%
counterclockwise	4	11.76%
Voters: 34. You may not vote on this poll

01-26-2008, 04:07 PM	#16
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	I stir clockwise and I look over my left shoulder to see behind me. I'm ambidextrous, FYI. __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

01-27-2008, 12:09 PM	#20
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I look over my left shoulder. I think. hmm. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

01-27-2008, 03:53 PM	#21
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Look left, stir right...but I'm a lefty so its all messed up. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

01-27-2008, 09:14 PM	#22
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I start off stirring clockwise, but then abruptly switch to counter-clockwise. My theory is that this forces more collisions between the two substances I am trying to mix. Is there any validity to that? __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

01-26-2008, 06:05 PM	#17
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	I stir everything clockwise -- coffee, tea, batter, soup, whatever. When I was a little kid, my great-grandmother taught me that it was bad luck to stir counterclockwise. I got in to the habit of stirring clockwise, and now I keep it as a way of remembering her. I look over my right shoulder, and I'm right handed.

01-27-2008, 05:02 AM	#18
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	Depends on which hand I'm using to stir. Right hand goes clockwise, left hand goes counter. I tend to stir or mix things with my right hand despite being left handed. I look over my right shoulder. It feels like a tactical response when surprised by something behind me. Looking over my right shoulder turns my left arm out of the way of whatever harm could be approaching. Not that that makes any sense, because I shoot righty and can throw a stronger punch with my right hand. My right hand and arm is faster though... Over think much?

01-27-2008, 05:49 AM	#19
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I (heart) Gap Insurance. Gap is your friend, so is Income Protection and TLC.

01-27-2008, 09:41 PM	#24
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	thanks, guys. Rich will be appreciative of this information. Of all my salesmen, he is the most dwellarish. intellectual, even. i may try to recruit him as a dwellar. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-27-2008, 09:45 PM	#26
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	monster, i look over my right shoulder, i think.....but i think it has a lot to do with driving. I'm right handed. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-28-2008, 01:39 PM	#28
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	I'm late on the poll...but interesting question. I never thought about it. I always start clockwise then usually switch directions once or twice to increase mixing. Depends on what I'm making though. As for looking over my shoulder, no preference, I don't think. Probably left though, since that is the way my head goes when biking, running, sleeping etc. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

01-28-2008, 04:48 PM	#29
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	which foot do you lift first to ascend stairs? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-28-2008, 04:55 PM	#30
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	The right one. When I leave today, I'll pay attention to which one I use to decend them. Shouldn't there be another poll? If a righty, right or left, if a lefty right or left etc. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

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