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Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The world has a lot of different standards for a lot of things, but I have never heard of a place with the default screw thread direction being opposite.

So does each language have a fun mnemonic?

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[–] Peppycito -1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you mime tightening a bolt, your thumb moves to the right. And vise versa.

[–] kambusha 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Left or right-handed?

[–] Peppycito -2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both. Odd that you would ask without trying it yourself.

[–] kambusha 1 points 1 month ago

With my left hand, my thumb starts facing right, and then sort of goes down and towards the left.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Am i weird if i tighten bolts by moving my fingers up/down intsead of side to side?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Nah I do the same till it's loose, it's faster to rotate with minimal rotation. But once it get harder then I do slower but larger rotations with thumb starting from left side and goes towards right for like 120°.