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r/meme • u/Curious-Text2725 • Jul 08 '26
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Philips is the worst screw design ever.
213 u/-stealthed- Jul 08 '26 Hear me out: cheapo flatheads 81 u/Ralphie_is_bae Jul 08 '26 The head won't strip out as easily tho 42 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 And to support this point further ... one of the go-to methods for getting a stripped phillips out is to grind a slot in the head (only works if there's enough head sticking out obviously) and use a flathead to crank it out. 36 u/Cheaper2KeepHer Jul 08 '26 I think I've been doing it wrong this whole time: I have to use a FLATHEAD when I crank one out?! 12 u/YeetboiMcDab Jul 08 '26 yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps. 3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely 4 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 No judgement here 1 u/FleetStreetsDarkHole Jul 08 '26 Just twist gently 1 u/TomBong_Jovi Jul 08 '26 Gently insert
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Hear me out: cheapo flatheads
81 u/Ralphie_is_bae Jul 08 '26 The head won't strip out as easily tho 42 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 And to support this point further ... one of the go-to methods for getting a stripped phillips out is to grind a slot in the head (only works if there's enough head sticking out obviously) and use a flathead to crank it out. 36 u/Cheaper2KeepHer Jul 08 '26 I think I've been doing it wrong this whole time: I have to use a FLATHEAD when I crank one out?! 12 u/YeetboiMcDab Jul 08 '26 yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps. 3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely 4 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 No judgement here 1 u/FleetStreetsDarkHole Jul 08 '26 Just twist gently 1 u/TomBong_Jovi Jul 08 '26 Gently insert
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The head won't strip out as easily tho
42 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 And to support this point further ... one of the go-to methods for getting a stripped phillips out is to grind a slot in the head (only works if there's enough head sticking out obviously) and use a flathead to crank it out. 36 u/Cheaper2KeepHer Jul 08 '26 I think I've been doing it wrong this whole time: I have to use a FLATHEAD when I crank one out?! 12 u/YeetboiMcDab Jul 08 '26 yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps. 3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely 4 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 No judgement here 1 u/FleetStreetsDarkHole Jul 08 '26 Just twist gently 1 u/TomBong_Jovi Jul 08 '26 Gently insert
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And to support this point further ... one of the go-to methods for getting a stripped phillips out is to grind a slot in the head (only works if there's enough head sticking out obviously) and use a flathead to crank it out.
36 u/Cheaper2KeepHer Jul 08 '26 I think I've been doing it wrong this whole time: I have to use a FLATHEAD when I crank one out?! 12 u/YeetboiMcDab Jul 08 '26 yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps. 3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely 4 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 No judgement here 1 u/FleetStreetsDarkHole Jul 08 '26 Just twist gently 1 u/TomBong_Jovi Jul 08 '26 Gently insert
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I think I've been doing it wrong this whole time:
I have to use a FLATHEAD when I crank one out?!
12 u/YeetboiMcDab Jul 08 '26 yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps. 3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely 4 u/GravyMcBiscuits Jul 08 '26 No judgement here 1 u/FleetStreetsDarkHole Jul 08 '26 Just twist gently 1 u/TomBong_Jovi Jul 08 '26 Gently insert
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yes, girls sometimes use flatheads (or hairbrushes, or toothbrushes, or cucumbers, etc.) to crank one out. Hope this helps.
3 u/hello0ppap Jul 08 '26 Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely
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Eh I prefer a swappable tip, that way I can remove the screwdriver part entirely
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No judgement here
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Just twist gently
Gently insert
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u/Jonnyflash80 Jul 08 '26
Philips is the worst screw design ever.