system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Where did "Righty Tighty, Lefty Loosey" come from, and how have we decided to orient almost everything to that rule?
gpt
Basically everything tightens to the right because threads are cut clockwise.  

It's easier to turn your wrist to the outside than to the inside - you're stronger turning your right hand clockwise, and your left hand counter-clockwise.  Most people are right handed, so the standard is the one that's easiest for right handed people.