Counter clockwise
Nearly always the direction the horses are facing. I can't remember ever having been on a merry-go-round (I mean a real one, not a push one in a kiddie playground) that went clockwise instead of counter-clockwise as viewed from above, but there's no technical reason they couldn't go "backward", or even be reversible ... it just seems to be tradition.
According to Wikipedia: In the United States, a carousel goes counter-clockwise. In many EU-states (the UK, the Netherlands, etc.), the carousel goes the other way around; clockwise. The reason for this is subject of much speculation.People who are right handed find it easier, in general, to push the merry-go-round in a counterclockwise direction. Most merry-go-rounds are capable of spinning either way.Carousels typically rotate counterclockwise.Merry-go-rounds turn anti- or counter-clockwise.I think its b/c the other way makes ppl more dizzy..counter clockwise
An English Merry-go-round will rotate clockwise. A French one will rotate anti-clockwise. Carousel is the preferred name.
According to Holly Marie Combs in an episode of Charmed called Forget me...not, "A merry-go-round has lots of animals. A carousel only has horses." This is not actually true; carousel and merry-go-round are synonyms. Although most people, and dictionaries, consider carousel and merry-go-round to be synonyms, there is a distinct difference to amusement ride manufacturers. Carousels turn counter-clockwise, while Merry-Go-Rounds turn clockwise.
The force involved in a carousel is centripetal force, which is directed towards the center of rotation. The acceleration experienced by riders on a carousel is centripetal acceleration, as they are constantly changing direction while moving in a circular path.
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because it was.
On a Carousel was created in 1967.
Carousel Man was created in 1973.
Antique Carousel was created in 1906.
Cafesjian's Carousel was created in 1914.