DaftyduxMar 22

What is something that desperately needs to be standardized?

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65803265

What is something that desperately needs to be standardized? - Divisions by zero

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Show threadRhynoplazMar 22

Nuts, bolts, and screw heads.

I know we need various sizes for various tasks, but I shouldn’t have to dig through 50 different screwdrivers or ratchet heads and still not have one that’ll work.

Show threadNaibofTabr

Best of luck with that mate. Do you know how many different cross-shaped drives there are already?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_screw_drives

And if you really want to get upset about confused standards you should read the section of the Talk page about why JIS B 1012 was removed:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List_of_screw_drives

They ARE distinct from standard Phillips, and posidrive. If one tries to use Phillips on them you’ll likely strip the head.

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As discussed, the previous paragraph was wrong and (as of now) uncited, so it was removed. No information is better than wrong information.

List of screw drives - Wikipedia

Mar 22 at 5:42pmWeb
Show threadcannedtunaMar 22
Meanwhile, there’s Robertson, the superior 4 pointed driver over Phillips.
Robertson screw - Wikipedia