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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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[-] over_clox@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago

It depends which bicycle pedal you're screwing in. They have opposite threads, designed where they're self tightening on each side.

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[-] kionite231@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 days ago

We have that in Gujarati "navde nokhu satde sajjad"

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[-] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 14 points 3 days ago

We have: "Nach fest kommt ab"

The phrase "Nach fest kommt ab" is a German saying that translates to "After tight comes off" in English. It's typically used to describe the idea that if you tighten something too much (like a screw), it will eventually break or come loose. It’s often used to remind people to not overdo things.

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[-] hOrni@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago

Nope. Polish doesn't have one.

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[-] espentan@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Probably a result of turning wrenches since I was first able, but that rule, to me, feels akin to "up the stairs take you up, down the stairs take you down".

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[-] AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml 9 points 3 days ago

I remember it as right hand screw rule

[-] teslasaur@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I don't think we have a Swedish one. But we call clockwise "medsols" and counterclockwise "motsols". Meaning "with the sun" or "against the sun" Does everyone have reversed threads on plumbing or is that a Nordic/Swedish thing? All plumbing has the reversed rule, left tightens and right loosens.

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