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Screw wins international breakthrough (No, it's not about the UN)
Aftenposten - Norway ^
| 12/07/2004
| Staff
Posted on 12/10/2004 12:07:23 PM PST by Red Badger
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Next week, the wheel......
To: Red Badger
And, apparently, it is not a magazine.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:08:52 PM PST
by
Uncle Miltie
(Democrat Obstructionists will be Daschled!)
To: Red Badger
special screw that can be implanted in a special screwdriver and won't slide offSounds like a good screw to me.
To: Red Badger
Norway is the country that invented the paper clip. So they're admitting responsibility for this annoyance?
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:13:15 PM PST
by
Alouette
("Who is for the LORD, come with me!" -- Mattisyahu ben Yohanon, father of Judah Maccabee)
To: Red Badger
Norway is the country that invented the paper clip. This is false.
The most common type of wire paperclip was never patented, but it was probably in production in Britain as early as 1890 by "The Gem Manufacturing Company" ... A Norwegian, Johan Vaaler, patented a less functional version in 1899 and 1901, but it was never manufactured because a better product already existed. Most literature usually but falsely credits him with the invention of the Gem-type clip. Awareness that a Norwegian had invented some kind of paperclip gave rise to the persistent myth that the paper clip was a Norwegian invention.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:13:49 PM PST
by
Politicalities
(http://www.politicalities.com)
To: Red Badger
Anyone else have a nephew that's "Odd"?
To: Politicalities
The things one can learn here are truly amazing!........I wonder if DU can say the same?......
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:16:54 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Last Dakotan
ALL my in-laws are "odd".....
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:18:05 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Semper Paratus
Sounds like a good screw to me. The Britney Spears thread is on General/Chat.....
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:19:39 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Red Badger
As an auto mechanic and a teletypewriter repairman over a 25yr. span, I've always found a dab of grease on the end of a screwdriver or in a socket accomplishes this task very well.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:19:43 PM PST
by
Roccus
To: Red Badger
Well, here it is. Looks like a Torx thingie, but with an additional protrusion. Great! Another set of bits to lose:
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:19:53 PM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Red Badger
Didn't Craftsman come out with a screw driver that had a sleeve type thing over the screw so it wouldn't fall out and drive in straight years ago?
I know I saw Bob Villa hocking it on TV.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:19:57 PM PST
by
Phantom Lord
(Advantages are taken, not handed out)
To: Roccus
I ALWAYS put a dab of grease on my thingie before I screw....
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:22:06 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Red Badger
The things one can learn here are truly amazing!........I wonder if DU can say the same?...... Oh, you can learn some amazing things at DU. Truly amazing things.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:22:20 PM PST
by
Phantom Lord
(Advantages are taken, not handed out)
To: Phantom Lord
Bob Villa doesn't know Poison Ivy from Virgina Creeper....
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:23:13 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Red Badger
Sounds like a good screw to me.
The Britney Spears thread is on General/Chat.....
Dude have you heard about her feet. Hear they will peel the paint right off of a 747.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:23:53 PM PST
by
reagandemo
(The battle is near are you ready for the sacrifice?)
To: reagandemo
So, wear nose plugs and keep your eyes closed......bring an extra bag....
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:25:37 PM PST
by
Red Badger
(If the Red States are JESUSLAND, then the Blue States are SATANLAND......)
To: Red Badger
"So, wear nose plugs and keep your eyes closed......bring an extra bag...." There are some things that you just can't make a person do.... And then there are somethings that you can make allowances for.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:27:51 PM PST
by
reagandemo
(The battle is near are you ready for the sacrifice?)
To: Phantom Lord
Orhtopedic surgeons have been using a modified Phillips screwdriver for many years. It has a special tip to securely hold the screw to the tip. How many times have you started a screw only to have it fall out before getting a good bite? The last thing a surgeon wants to do is have to start digging into your thigh for a lost screw when he is screwing your femur back into place after some tragic accident.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:28:52 PM PST
by
hophead
("enjoy every sandwich")
To: Red Badger
Veeerrry interesting........but stupid.
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posted on
12/10/2004 12:29:40 PM PST
by
Roccus
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