wedrifid comments on Reference Points - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 06 May 2011 01:28:22AM 0 points [-]

Speaking at the same time, one employee said, "Yes, both of them screw in forwards" and the other said "Yes, the thread on the left pedal is reversed." The customer's eyes glazed over and one of them quickly picked a single way to explain in more detail.

Bonus points if they described the concept of chirality. Who knows, maybe the customer will need to learn organic chem some day! <returns to exam preparation/>