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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 37 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Now it's a horizontal drill of sorts.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago

It's an Archimedes screw. Great for moving fluids, grain, etc. Or in actual drill-form, they remove the swarf from the hole.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 13 points 1 month ago

Ah yes, of course!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw

I knew our DNA was trying to screw us all.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago
[-] Sc00ter@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago

We have a saying at work...

"All models are wrong. Some are useful."

[-] agentshags@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago
this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2024
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