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A nice thought until you run into a left handed thread........
It's works most of them time unless you're in a specialty trade making spindle, gears, and such that must be threaded backwards to avoid the wheel undoing itself.
Or you work with gas cylinders.
I don't understand this one, please Airgas
Reverse threads on gas cylinders are (as far as I know) only used for flammables.
I was sure there was a reason, I just never worked in the field long enough to learn or ask why
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They're made that way so you don't accidentally connect a gas cylinder to a water line.
Fucking facists keeping me from tap en flambΓ©; like they know what is safe.
I heard from a gas guy that this is to ensure that only connectors made for gas usage are used and people don't build crazy contraptions with plumber gear for flammable gases.... Kinda makes sense.