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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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[-] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 4 days ago

Not aware of one in German.

[-] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 4 days ago

But we have: nach fest kommt ab!

Which translates like: after tight comes off

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[-] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 3 days ago

The odd left-threaded screws are called Linksgewinde in German. Knowing this, you can sort of figure the rest out.

[-] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Aren't left handed threads used when there is torque or rotation that would cause nuts on right handed threads to loosen?

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 3 points 3 days ago

Yes. Bicycle pedals for instance.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago

Definitely nothing in Arabic AFAIK.

[-] AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 days ago

I do not know of one in hungarian.

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