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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago

Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?

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Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 month ago

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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One mnemonic is imagining yourself opening a door.
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  Imagine a door opening a jar

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