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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You think this arrow is pointing to the right, when it is clearly pointing up and to the left? Fascinating.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

If you follow that arrow around to the next with your hand, which direction is your hand moving?

That is indicating clockwise rotation, or a rotation to the right. We’re talking about circles here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If I start at the beginning of the arrow and follow it, it's moving left.

If clockwise was the same thing as right, we wouldn't use that term.

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

Wrist is going left.