Re: Wrench Physics Question

From	Fabian Russell <root@localhost.localdomain>
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Subject	Re: Wrench Physics Question
Date	2015-11-01 23:01 +0000
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On Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:44:11 -0500, Lofty Goat wrote:

> 
> This is a weird question.  Have you ever actually *used* wrenches much?
> 

Hey, Mr. High Horse.

I would like to know the name of your employer.  In particular,
I would like to know the name of your immediate supervisor.

Why?  Because I want to show him/her a copy of your Usenet posting.
It reveals a certain unproductiveness and uninquisitiveness that
are not at all desirable in any modern employee.  Hopefully, he/she
will terminate you on the spot.

Yes, hopefully.  But I doubt it would happen.  The American managerial
class is populated only by idiots of low integrity.

But anyway, Mr. High Horse seems to think that simple tools are
indeed simple and not worthy of ones serious consideration.

Well, Mr. High Horse, let's consider the (seemingly) ultra-simple
screw head.

There are different types of screw head.  A common type is the
"Phillips" head.  Another common type is the "Torx" head.

Do you know the difference between a Phillips and a Torx head,
beside the appearance?

Well, a Phillips head is designed "cam out," that is, too much
applied torque will literally push the driving bit out of the head.
A Torx head is designed never to "cam out."

Would you care to explain, Mr. High Horse, in terms of force vectors,
just how these respective designs lead to the respective behaviors?

But Mr. High Horse feels that such trivialities are not worth
serious attention.  Too bad.

How about the difference between a recessed hex head (i.e. for
fitting an Allen wrench) and a star-lobed head?  Would you car
to explain, in terms of forces, why one is preferable over the
other?

But again, Mr. High Horse can't be bothered with such trivial
nonsense.

Simple tools are far from simple.  You intellectual shallowness
creates a severe prejudice.

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