MacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agoMay the torque be with you lemmy.todayimagemessage-square163fedilinkarrow-up1954arrow-down119
arrow-up1935arrow-down1imageMay the torque be with you lemmy.todayMacN'Cheezus@lemmy.today to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-210 days agomessage-square163fedilink
minus-squareKitathalla@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·10 days agoSlight myth there. It was not the intended purpose, but a sort of happy accident. The original patent stated it was a perfect, never damaging thing. See here and the reply here.
minus-squareevergreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoCorrect. The original patent makes no reference to any sort of cam out / torque limiting feature.
Slight myth there. It was not the intended purpose, but a sort of happy accident. The original patent stated it was a perfect, never damaging thing. See here and the reply here.
Correct. The original patent makes no reference to any sort of cam out / torque limiting feature.