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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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[-] seth@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

You think this arrow is pointing to the right, when it is clearly pointing up and to the left? Fascinating.

[-] Zron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

If you follow that arrow around to the next with your hand, which direction is your hand moving?

That is indicating clockwise rotation, or a rotation to the right. We’re talking about circles here

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If I start at the beginning of the arrow and follow it, it's moving left.

If clockwise was the same thing as right, we wouldn't use that term.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Wrist is going left.

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