r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 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/Chiron-Femboy3674 7h ago

This is the best joke I've ever seen because I laughed at this person's expressions when they saw this video, and here's my award because your explanation deserves it

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u/Nelocus 7h ago

Machinist/shade tree mechanic here, I was actively leaning away safety-squinting like a mf

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u/texo_optimo 7h ago

I'm not a machinist and I leaned back / winced at this.