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

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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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[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Me learning this about electromagnetism: huh, neat.

Me learning this about something I actually use in day to day life: 🤯

[-] papertowels@lemmy.one 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's especially helpful when you're looking at screws (or nuts!) from the back or any other weird frame of reference.

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