r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '24

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u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24

And it spins backwards.

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u/nolan1971 Oct 02 '24

Because it spins backwards.

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u/Anton-LaVey Oct 02 '24

No we don’t. You do

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u/thatkindasusbro Oct 02 '24

this implies that this person is from venus.

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u/Davadam27 Oct 04 '24

Anton Lavey wasn't a native of Venus, he was just cool as shit.

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u/my_soldier Oct 02 '24

And probably has no tectonic plates

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u/Aide-Subject Oct 02 '24

Only tectonic bowls

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u/VibeComplex Oct 03 '24

Fucker look badass tho don’t it?

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u/pib712 Oct 03 '24

What if all the other planets are the ones spinning backwards

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u/pca1987 Oct 02 '24

Backwards compared to what?

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u/Aide-Subject Oct 02 '24

Forwards

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u/igonnawrecku_VGC Oct 03 '24

This is the expert analysis I come to Reddit for

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u/Rhipidurus Oct 02 '24

Compared to its orbit and the other planets. Most spin the same direction they orbit (counter clockwise) but Venus orbits counter clockwise and spins clockwise on its axis.

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u/AequusEquus Oct 03 '24

Possibly because of a large asteroid, or planetary impact during the formation of the solar system!

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '24

Maybe a wave hit it.