After Remus's Little Problem

[TIG]

In Europe almost all spiral [helical] stairs traditionally curve up clockwise.

They originated in castles and such like.
This is so defending knights beleaguered in the tower [and who would be predominantly right-handed] would be at an advantage when fighting intruders coming up the stairs from below them, and who would be wielding their swords in their right-hands awkwardly nearest to the central 'newel' and also have difficulty with their shields on their left arms which would expose there breasts to the upper knight's downward thrusts...

At least that is the traditional explanation as to why the vast majority of such stairs turn in that direction... might be rubbish...

So, having been to Europe Mrs BF knows that a 'proper' spiral staircase curves up clockwise... hers 'goes the wrong way' !!!!

[jeff hammond]

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