Fans should be set to spin counterclockwise in the summer ... To figure out which direction is clockwise, picture the hands ...

It’s easy to blindly accept that clocks move clockwise, sweeping left to right on the upper half of the face and right to left on the lower half. But have you ever wondered why this is the case?

Don’t worry – we’ve all been there. To figure out which direction is clockwise, picture the hands of the clock moving from 12, down to 6 and back up to 12 again. A clockwise turn moves to ...

Fans should be set to spin counterclockwise in the summer ... To figure out which direction is clockwise, picture the hands of the clock moving from 12, down to 6 and back up to 12 again.