merrill@rex.DEC (12/26/84)
It's no use fighting it: skills needed come and go! The way to teach kids about how to turn the wrench/screwdriver is to use the "right hand screw rule"::= using the right hand turn screwdriver in the direction of the fingers wrapped around same; the screw will move in the direction of the thumb. This is a universal rule (for right-hand threads) that works regardless of the orientation of the screw. (e.g. up behind the wall torquing a nut towards yourself.) [ better stop before I run afoul of a bad pun! ] For a left hand thread, use the left hand::= torque in direction of fingers, screw moves in direction of thumb.