# Rotation of axes update

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes-update/1012163>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 26, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes-update/1012163 "2024-12-26T04:43:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![EnolaStraight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@EnolaStraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EnolaStraight)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes-update/1012163/1 "2024-12-26T04:43:27Z")

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Rather than hyperzombize this old thread:  
[Rotation of axes - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes/98510/21)  
Rotation in the fourth dimension looks like THIS:  
[(2) 4-Dimensional Rotation - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDvlO9q6qWk)

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**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes-update/1012163/2 "2024-12-26T04:54:36Z")

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I was expecting hatchets and adzes. Then I remembered how English works.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2024, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rotation-of-axes-update/1012163/3 "2024-12-26T10:48:47Z")

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Weird and beautiful!