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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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"Lefty Loosey righty tighty"
One arrow points up to the left, one points down to the left.
The only one I know of is "open counter clockwise", but after consuming too much media in English I use "righty tighty...".
I use "Clock-in, counter-out"
It depends which bicycle pedal you're screwing in. They have opposite threads, designed where they're self tightening on each side.
I just have it in muscle memory to know which way soda bottle cap tightens
Gas pipes. All gas fittings are reversed threaded. So it is virtually impossible to connect one to the other.
We have: "Nach fest kommt ab"
The phrase "Nach fest kommt ab" is a German saying that translates to "After tight comes off" in English. It's typically used to describe the idea that if you tighten something too much (like a screw), it will eventually break or come loose. Itβs often used to remind people to not overdo things.
