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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] 2 points 3 weeks ago

i just remember clockwise is tighten lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I just have it in muscle memory to know which way soda bottle cap tightens

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

DROL: Dicht Rechts, Open Links.

I think I just prefer Links Los, which implies that the other way tightens.

Dutch, BTW.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gas valves famously use the opposite direction

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Propane, but I'm pretty sure natural gas uses regular NPT.

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