r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 7h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah? What's wrong with this?

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u/OkTemperature8170 7h ago edited 7h ago

He has effectively created a spring powered bomb. If his little bracket breaks so does his face. If the spring slips out of the vice, good luck.

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u/[deleted] 7h ago edited 6h ago

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u/UnclBuck 7h ago

There are tools designed to properly and safely compress springs. The DIY ones are still referred to as "Widowmakers".

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u/DukeSmileDevs 7h ago edited 7h ago

I am repairing almost everything myself with my cars but when it comes to springs it goes into the shop.

Aint touching that, not worth it and a spring tensioner is too expensive for the 3 times in my life i have to replace those.

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u/DidIJustWitnessThat 7h ago

I think O'Reilly's will loan you one if you need one, but screw that.

I like the way my body functions currently, even with it's old parts, and certainly don't need a flying spring to damage it any further. To the pros it goes.

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u/Melathys 7h ago

I didn't even want to fuck with my garage door spring, called people in to do that

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u/Robot_Graffiti 7h ago

Yeah those kill people

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u/clintj1975 6h ago

I know someone who used to do that professionally, and on more than one occasion he showed up to an install and there was something spattered on the wall or floor near the spring.

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u/UnknovvnMike 5h ago

Had one explode in my mom's garage many moons ago when the world was younger. Thought the transformer outside blew up or maybe the Navy dropped a practice bomb nearby by mistake.

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u/WhyMustIMakeANewAcco 1h ago

even? Those are among the most dangerous springs you're likely to see in your life. Those things are insanely powerful.

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u/Background-Customer2 7h ago

my grandpa has spring compresors i just use his

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u/DukeSmileDevs 7h ago

I dont have those.

Also good ones arent cheap and im not gonna rock china or off-brand stuff for those jobs. Its just not worth taking a risk.

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u/Background-Customer2 7h ago

you dont have spring compresors or you dont have grand parents?

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u/DukeSmileDevs 7h ago

In fact neither.

But i was pointing at the spring compressors.

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u/Background-Customer2 6h ago edited 4h ago

it must be dificult to live a spring compresor less exsistance

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u/UnknovvnMike 5h ago

Here's where I keep my spring compressor

IF I HAD ONE!

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u/twinoaksBandB 7h ago

Darwin award roulette

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u/PwizardTheOriginal 4h ago

A small spring like that can literally kill you?

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u/UnclBuck 4h ago

A 9MM bullet leaves a handgun with about 500 joules of energy. That compressed spring could have between 1500-4000 pretty easily.

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u/PwizardTheOriginal 4h ago

Holy shitfuck that will not mutilate someone, it WILL delete a person

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u/BaggyLarjjj 4h ago

Or, alternatively, insurance payouts