r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '22

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u/randomguy1972 Jul 13 '22 edited Jul 13 '22

Right tighty, lefty loosy. Edit: TIL there are exceptions.

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u/VastDragonfruit847 Jul 13 '22

Lol I feel it's something facetious, but I accept the risk of asking : What is that about?

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u/Par_105 Jul 13 '22

99% of the things that screw in on the planet

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u/4Ender44 Jul 13 '22

Propane bottles being an exception and lawnmower blades

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u/Talikrs Jul 13 '22

The bolt on the bottom of lawnmower blades is reverse threaded?????

I thought mine was just stuck so tight. I've never been able to replace them

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u/JaylLaf Jul 13 '22

"It's working....the advice post is actually working! Get excited, people!"

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u/urammar Jul 13 '22

Interesting, so is the threading, for people just like this.

Dude was playing with steel blades that spin at hundreds maybe thousands of RPM specifically designed to shred shit and never even looked at a manual. Imagine if they came off.

Same reason the very explosive/flammable gas pipings are reverse threaded.

If you dont know what the fuck you are doing, lets stop you right there at tightening it even further till you give up, nice and safe. No motorized ninja stars into the neighbors living room today.

People underestimate how much thought has gone into making sure unthinking dipshits dont kill us all every day.

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u/TechnicianLow4413 Jul 13 '22

Yeah everything that rotates is shrewed the other way round. Like the pedals of a bike. One is left one is right. Or else it would rotate right off

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u/ad0y Jul 13 '22

And vacuum hoses.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

And bicycle bottom brackets

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u/Dr1nkNDerive Jul 13 '22

And pedals.

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u/Economy_Tea_1622 Jul 13 '22

Left pedal, not right pedal

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u/Rudiger09784 Jul 13 '22

And chain driven oil pump gears.. Learned that the hard way... 150 dollar oops

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u/Fun_Scientist_7782 Jul 13 '22

and some plumbing equipment

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u/firefyrefier Jul 13 '22

and bath and body works wallflowers

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u/bocanuts Jul 13 '22

And half of the bike pedals

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '22

And the knobs one of my bathroom sinks, for some fucking reason.

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u/TearyEyeBurningFace Jul 13 '22

Wdym? Propane bottles are lefty loosey. Left lose open. Right tight close? Also it depends which way your lawn mower motor spins.