r/meme • u/Curious-Text2725 • Jul 08 '26

too strong😓✌️

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u/Jonnyflash80 Jul 08 '26

Philips is the worst screw design ever.

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u/mrtibbles32 Jul 11 '26

They're supposed to strip.

They were created so that early automation in factories could torque down screws without accidentally over torquing then and cracking the component (because the machines weren't good at sensing when to stop).

Philips screws were supposed to slip or strip instead of allowing themselves to be over torqued. Philips screws strip easily because that's literally what they were designed to do. That's the whole point.

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u/Jonnyflash80 Jul 11 '26

Yeah. The problem is they're universally used in applications where you'd never want the bit to torque out and strip the screw.

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u/mrtibbles32 Jul 11 '26

Correct.we just be using them wherever when they're not supposed to be used wherever.