interesting
interesting
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I've never liked right and left as labels for turning round things, because they have no top or bottom, and thus right and left are subjective. (And yes, i know that it's relative to the "top" of the screw relative to myself, but I suffer from left-right confusion and it's just not intuitive for me)
I prefer clockwise and counterclockwise. However, if pressed, i could be convinced to use Turnwise and Widdershins
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but I suffer from left-right confusion and it's just not intuitive for me
Same, but clockwise/counterclockwise doesn't help for me. And if I'm un/screwing something in a different orientation (like reaching behind the back of a cabinet) I'm extra-boned.
Finding out that the right-hand rule applies to screws was game-changing. Make a thumbs up and align your right thumb with the direction you want the screw to go. Now turn in the direction your fingers are curling. Done.
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right hand rule
Neat!
My L/R confusion is specifically spacial, and includes East/West. Clockwise doesn't seem to be influenced in the same way for me. Probably something about the way my brain processes spacial direction. Anything other than top down is a struggle though. Bolts/screws behind or under something totally mess me up too.
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Right hand rule should be taught to every child. Fuck this whole "righty tighty" shit.
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Completely agree. Also, I'm a Spaniard and kind of a 'screw expert' and have heard the sentence in the post like twice in my life so not that common of a mnemonic. I usually say something like 'clockwise because time's tight' ('en el sentido de las agujas del reloj porque el tiempo aprieta').
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