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  • Clockwise Tighten, Counterclockwise Loosen: A Coincidence or a Stroke of Genius?

    Clockwise Tighten, Counterclockwise Loosen: A Coincidence or a Stroke of Genius?

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    Lefty-Loosy, Righty-Tighty, right? Have you ever struggled to remember which way to turn a screw to tighten it? Clockwise or counterclockwise? When I’m teaching my son, I tell him to use this simple trick: visualize the hands of a clock – tighten goes with turning right, like hands moving forward, and loosen goes with turning…