• Dave@lemmy.nz
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      17 hours ago

      I’m thinking it’s this sort of thing but not specifically. It looks like you insert it into a hole to undo a clip, such as to access the detector you link or to pop open a box to replace the toilet paper in a restaurant toilet or anything where you want something to keep out the kids but don’t need full lock security.

      Specifically I haven’t seen and haven’t searched up anything quite like this, but it does have that vibe to it.

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      1 day ago

      Are you thinking tire lever for a bicycle?

      Looks too thick fore that, but does look like a levering tool of some sort.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        More like a tool for inserting a tire plug in an automobile tire, maybe, but it’s not quite the right shape for that either. (Or at least, if it is that, it’s a really cheap one because usually they’re made of metal.)

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          13 hours ago

          tire plug? what are they doing with those pretzels. patch? stem? i am so confused. i need more pretzels

          i am growing to hate ai. it’s not bringing me enough pretzels

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            7 hours ago

            The “pretzels” are the tire plugs. They’re actually sticky rubber strips. You poke them into the tire, then pull the tool out quickly so that the plug stays behind:

            (Also, I’m aware that you were probably just joking, but I figured somebody reading this might be genuinely curious so I gave a sincere reply anyway.)

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              Just a note for those still curious, after you insert it and it looks like the pic above, you’re supposed to trim it flush with a razor blade.

        • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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          Yea, its not that, too thick/square, handle too small, etc. You’d never get a plug in with it (I’ve done thousands of them - tires are really tough). But I get how it looks like a plug tool.

          Looks like some kind of levering tool.

          As an aside, check out the screw-type tire plugs available today (basically a plastic #8 screw with glue on it). Way easier than the traditional plugs and work just as well.

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      That was my first thought, although it’s the first time I saw one with more than one opening.

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          49 minutes ago

          “What is this thing? It’s made of flesh and bone. It feels soft and shaves off easily with a knife, until you get to the middle and then it is much harder and cutting it requires a hacksaw. And the shavings don’t melt, but taste similar to pork. It keeps screaming its name is “Sharon McMillan”. Can anyone ID?”

          “Oops, found its Drivers License. Turns out its name was in fact “Sharon McMillan.” I feel silly now, but mystery solved!”

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          “When cut, it did emit some red fluid, and the object moved and made a lot of noise - perhaps some sort of hydraulic mechanism? The shavings don’t melt, so it’s probably not plastic.”

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        My best guess is some sort of “pin” for holding some other components in place or in alignment. It has those fins along the side that are chamfered in both directions and that notch at the end…

        I almost thought it was like a “key” for turning something but I don’t think the handle is big enough and I don’t think plastic would be strong enough

        Maybe some sort of packaging?

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    Could be some weird packaging thing. I think I’ve seen something like this when I bought a pack of ratchet straps.

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        13 hours ago

        I was going to see what it came up with regardless of what you think. If I post what it says that saves other people from wasting even more energy asking it the same thing.

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      People generally ask questions here because they want to get information from other people. If OP gave a shit what a slop engine thought, they could’ve gone directly to the source.

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        Why do you think I put it in spoiler tags? If you don’t want to know, don’t read it. Maybe someone wants to know and doesn’t care how I figured it out? It’s not a creative writing community. I’m not passing it off as art. There was a Supreme Court case that said you can’t copyright the phone book because it’s not a creative work. I would put this in the same category.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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      13 hours ago

      Claude says to go call your mother. She’s a classy lady and misses you.

      edit: i had to clean that up a lot claude has a filthy mouth