• SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Torx were basically invented because Henry Ford wanted to have exclusive use of the patent for robertsons and the Canadian didn’t want to do that.

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      8 months ago

      Henry Ford was a terrible person for so many reasons, but this one really pisses me off.

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        8 months ago

        I’m pretty sure it was apple that developed a pentalobe torx variation to stop ppl opening the iPhone. I looks identical until your face is fogging it up.

        Infuriating. One of the many reasons I will never, ever, own an Apple product again.

        Besides, why pay full sticker for a 3 year old Samsung? That’s all the iPhone is.

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          8 months ago

          Some of the ones in the graphic are probably security screws. Like I only see the H one with the two dots on things like public restroom stalls where they don’t want people with a flat object to be able to unscrew stuff.