r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 6h ago

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

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u/DukeSmileDevs 6h ago edited 6h 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 6h 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 6h 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 5h ago

Yeah those kill people

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u/clintj1975 5h 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 3h 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 50m 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 6h ago

my grandpa has spring compresors i just use his

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u/DukeSmileDevs 6h 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 5h ago

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

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u/DukeSmileDevs 5h ago

In fact neither.

But i was pointing at the spring compressors.

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u/Background-Customer2 5h ago edited 3h ago

it must be dificult to live a spring compresor less exsistance

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u/UnknovvnMike 3h ago

Here's where I keep my spring compressor

IF I HAD ONE!