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A graphic illustration of a right hand gently grasping a large arrow pointed diagonally upward. The thumb is up pointing in the same direction as the arrow. A smaller arrow underneath the hand indicates the direction to wrap the fingers around the large arrow. The title of the image is File:Right hand rule simple.png

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[โ€“] aldalire@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I once used my left hand for the right hand rule because i was writing with my right hand during a physics test

Needless to say, i got the wrong sign

[โ€“] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago

You may use the left hand, if you use the technical direction of current from '+' to '-'.