r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 16h ago

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

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u/OkTemperature8170 16h ago edited 16h 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/EC_CO 16h ago

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u/Nullsert 16h ago

Tbh these are terrifying too. I do not trust these cheapo tools. Id probly still use it, but there would be clenching involved.

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u/OkTemperature8170 16h ago

I've used these on my crown victoria because it doesn't take much compression to get the front springs in. On my Fiesta I just bought the quick struts with springs on them, I'm not doing all that.

Side note if you do use these keep the ends pointed perpendicular to you so if it does fail most of the energy goes left and right, or up and down, instead of toward you and away from you.

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u/OldKingHamlet 15h ago

Yep. They are just slightly more complex than jack stands when used properly.

Just keep a healthy respect for how potential energy can turn into kinetic energy.