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When they are first shown the room, they would think to themselves "the food is north of the blue wall". After being spun around they might not know which way i

When they are first shown the room, they would think to themselves "the food is north of the blue wall". After being spun around they might not know which way is north, but they'll figure it out as soon as they spot the blue wall.

eru 12y ago
But what would happen if the researcher spun around the room as well?
- jmillikin 12y ago
  Then their sense of "north" would become decoupled from true geographical north, but would still suffice for navigation within the current reference frame.