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Sometimes we have those little epiphanies in the shower.. sometimes they come from other places. This is a home for those epiphanies.

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Square peg, round hole (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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If the whole “square peg, round hole” BS was a valid argument for anything, all doors we go through would have to be shaped exactly like our own profile as we pass them.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (4 children)

"Square peg, round hole" is not a lesson in shaping, it is a lesson in tolerances and overkill. Anything will fit in anything if you just leave a big enough clearance fit. Machinist big brain.

[–] Bridger 2 points 1 month ago

Or apply enough force.

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