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minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 months agoSorry, my bad. I forgot a zip tie.
minus-squarenova_ad_vitum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months agoOkay someone do the math on how many zipties it would take to hold down a Saturn 5 rocket.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoWhy are we using zip ties as hold-down clamps in the first place?
minus-squareKrackalot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoBecause we couldn’t find our duct tape.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoAh yes, the handyman’s secret weapon…
Sorry, my bad. I forgot a zip tie.
Okay someone do the math on how many zipties it would take to hold down a Saturn 5 rocket.
Why are we using zip ties as hold-down clamps in the first place?
Because we couldn’t find our duct tape.
Ah yes, the handyman’s secret weapon…