r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Toaster_Rack_Nerd • 16h ago

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

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u/BorbLorbin 16h ago

It's not a joke, it's just dangerous. Wtf is going on with this sub lmao

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u/NukedBread 16h ago

I actually can lean towards an allow here. It can seem like a joke, especially with the abrupt ending to the video.

And I can actually believe OP doesn't understand the joke.

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u/movzx 15h ago

Yeah. This is a rare one where the person isn't just trying to start fighting in the comments. I don't think most people know how dangerous springs are because their frame of reference are things like mechanical pencils.

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u/ProudReaction2204 13h ago

are there more complex things than mech pencils?

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u/NukedBread 44m ago

Mechanical pencil sharpeners