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[Shawnee123]

Seriously...I didn't know that! Hopefully it's self-explantory, like "I'll meet you at the library at 12 pm" I know the library isn't open at midnight!

I think it's part of my OCD. I never understood "lefty-loosy, right-tighty" either. It depends on what part of the bolt or whatever you're looking at as to whether it's going right or left.

But, I'm weird.

[glatt]

Well, you know that 12:01 a.m. is in the middle of the night. People just make the leap that 12:00 a.m. would also be in the middle of the night. They are technically wrong, because there is no such thing as 12:00 am, but I think it's in pretty common usage.

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

But, I'm weird.

Maybe, but you are accurate on both the clock thing and the bolts thing.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by glatt

Well, you know that 12:01 a.m. is in the middle of the night. People just make the leap that 12:00 a.m. would also be in the middle of the night. They are technically wrong, because there is no such thing as 12:00 am, but I think it's in pretty common usage.

A good reason to stay with military time.
2400 is the final point in the clock. Every second after that is the new day.

Middle of the night would have more to do with light than with time. But of course none of think of that either, middle of the night could be any time where you should be sleeping rather than doing the wild thing, partying, or studying, or whatever.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Shawnee123

I never understood "lefty-loosy, right-tighty" either. It depends on what part of the bolt or whatever you're looking at as to whether it's going right or left.

If you are going to tighten or loosen a bolt or screw, you do that from the head end. Looking from the head end the lefty/righty thing works, unless it's a rare left hand thread.

Of course a nut doesn't have a head end, but looking from the nut end of the assembly still works.