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[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 62 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Turns out Benjamin Franklin had it right, and it was this time traveler that caused him to flip it to the wrong direction.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 19 hours ago

While funny, this doesn't work because the time traveler told him specifically which one is negative.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 16 points 1 day ago

Damn time travelers, ~~always~~ ~~never~~ messing things up!