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HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

HTTP 418: I'm a teapot

The server identifies as a teapot now and is on a tea break, brb

Bolts Memes

Posts tagged with Bolts

The Quantum Mechanics Of Bolt Tightening

Engineering Physics Materials
4 months ago 11.6K views 0 shares
The Quantum Mechanics Of Bolt Tightening
That moment of pure existential dread when you've been tightening a bolt for what feels like eons, and suddenly—plot twist—it starts getting looser! Physics has betrayed you. The threads have crossed into another dimension. Is this what they mean by "mechanical quantum tunneling"? Your face morphs into confused penguin mode as you realize you've just entered the twilight zone of fasteners where clockwise and counterclockwise have lost all meaning. Engineers call this phenomenon "threading fatigue," but I call it "the universe's way of telling you to hire a professional."

It Is Never Too Late For The Good Ol' Drill

Engineering Physics Materials
5 months ago 11.7K views 0 shares
It Is Never Too Late For The Good Ol' Drill
That moment of existential dread when you've been tightening a bolt for what feels like eons, only to cross the threshold where physics decides to mock your entire career. The bolt suddenly starts loosening again, and you're left questioning your engineering degree, your life choices, and possibly the fundamental laws of the universe. It's the mechanical equivalent of Stockholm syndrome – you've been torturing this bolt for so long that it's now deliberately sabotaging you back.

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