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  • 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workstoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?
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    1 month ago

    The “front” or “forward” direction of a screw is clearly the face of the fastener itself, be it a hex head, Phillips, or Slotted screw.

    Correct.

    Picking a side of a face as the front doesn’t make any sense.

    Right. Nobody is talking about the under side of the fastener. Just looking it the face of the fastener, as one does when driving into something.

    The whole thing needs to rotate one direction or another,

    Wrong. A rotating circle rotates in all directions, including right and left, up and down, at the same time. If you attach an arrow perpendicular to the circle, pointing in the direction of rotation, then (if rotating clockwise) the arrow will point right at 0°, down at 90°, left at 180°, and up at 270°

    and it will either rotate to the right to tighten, or the left to loosen.

    You’re talking about the TOP of the rotation. The bottom of the rotation is moving the opposite direction. Just like the right and left sides move in opposite directions.

    Think about a wrench hanging off a fastener, handle pointing to six o’clock. To tighten it (clockwise), does the handle move toward your left or right?

    No it’s the face of the clock, and the hands rotate around it to the right.

    From nine o’clock to three oclock it rotates to the right. From three to nine it rotates to the left.

    The rule for the top of the rotation is “righty tighty”. For the bottom of rotation the rule is “lefty tighty”.

    The “righty tighty” saying doesn’t specify which side of the rotation it’s referencing, which as a kid helping my grandfather in the garage was confusing.

  • 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workstoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Does each language have "lefty loosey righty tighty"?
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    1 month ago

    This phrase has never made any sense to me. It’s a circle. If one side is moving right, then the opposite side is moving left. So the phrase only makes sense if you specify which side we are talking about, which nobody ever does. Therefore it’s completely illogical to me while everyone else just gets it. Side note: Autism can be a real bitch sometimes.

    Edit:

    1. Some people don’t understand how I can see a problem. That’s cool, but don’t be a dick. We all look at the world through different lenses.
    2. This is when I was a kid “helping” my grandfather in the garage. I’m older now and understand that “righty tighty” references the top of the rotation.
    3. Some people rotate their perspective 90° and imagine themselves standing on the screw. Therefore when your face rotates to the right the screw is tightened. I hadn’t ever thought of that. But I had imagined rotating my perspective 90° the other direction –the top of my head as a screwdriver. In that case, “lefty tighty”
  • 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.workstoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why do some people defend the billionaires and capitalism?
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    2 months ago

    Implied in your question is the notion that a billionaire or corporation can never be right about a given topic. That just isn’t true.

    Also, on any given topic people will have differing opinions for different reasons. Having an opinion that happens to align with a billionaire or corporation isn’t the same as defending those entities. Often you’re stuck siding with one of those entities no matter what side of an issue you fall on.

    I like Mark Cuban’s efforts to lower prescription costs. Does that mean I’m siding with a billionaire? If you don’t agree with me should I be able to dismiss your opinion as support for the pharmaceutical industry?

    Life isn’t black and white. Opinions can be nuanced and complex. I rarely see any comments defending companies for the pure love of capitalism. Reducing people’s opinions to an easy-to-villainize stance is just that – reductive. It doesn’t aid in meaningful conversation.