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Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks 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] 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

And how are we supposed to turn screws nowadays?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't you dare give them ideas

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Wenn das der Kaiser wΓΌsste!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

I guess we're screwed