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Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by vatlark@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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. It’s often used to remind people to not overdo things.

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes, but that phrase does not tell you in which direction you have to turn to tighten it. So it doesn't really answer the question?

[–] ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 3 days ago

There’s the fun police again

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

... nach ab kommt Arbeit

... after off work follows