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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] 7 points 1 month ago

Never heard it in Polish but we generally don't need a mnemonic to remember which side is left and which is right (except in politics).

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

One mnemonic is to imagine yourself opening a jar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I use the right hand rule - ball up your fist with your thumb sticking out, and turning in the direction of your fingers curling will result in the screw going the rest your thumb points.