Why Are There so Many Types of Screws?!
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"This idea was used for centuries to pump water, dig holes, and for pressing the shit out of grapes to make some wine"
Wow, you got me stunned right there!
Save the grapes !!!
Mash the grapes !!!
Man, for millenia we've taken insane efforts to get wasted! Alchemists would never research destillation, boiling points, measuring temperature, discover antiseptic properties of concentrated ethanol etc, if it wasn't for getting drunk even faster!
Wine is a spoiled juice with alcohol. I like fresh juice.
that was on of the greatest punchlines of this channel xD
Real Engineering shifted tone to Surreal Engineering
Screwed engineering
Screwing engineering
In a year he'll be AvE-ified.
@@theleva7 lmao
Maybe he could make a second channel titled "Complex Engineering".
"Why Are There so Many Types of Screws?!"
I haven't read all 3829 comments, so my point may have already been made by someone else.
This article is about the different types of SCREW HEAD. It hardly touches on the far more important property of a screw, bolt or nut, namely, the SCREW THREAD.
True. But my complaint is his one sided presentation. If the U.S. continues the English system, we will continue to dominate the world.
He mentioned ISO standards which include pitch and thread width.
It's all screwy to me!
@@fillinman1 - The United States is unlikely to abandon US Customary units, but we use metric units as well, wherever there is a reason to. The US adopted the metric system in 1866 and since then has contributed to its development.
@@GH-oi2jf people don't realize the US actually uses metric, albeit in a round about way. All imperial units are defined by their metric counterpart.
Love it. As a Canadian, I never knew that Robertson screws were pretty much unique to here now. I mean, I did know that their inventor was Canadian, but I just assumed that being a superior product to Phillips screws (and infinitely better than slot-type screws), they would have found worldwide acceptance. They're just...normal here, available everywhere, used by pretty much every contractor at least some of the time. Of the three main types of screw heads, they're by far my favourite (it's crazy how something over a hundred years old can be so high quality even today). Also, apparently, P. L. Robertson had a really good reason why he was unwilling to license his screws to Ford. He had entered such an agreement with an English licensee company whose parent company intentionally drove the licensee into bankruptcy so that they could buy the English rights at a reduced price from the trustee. Robertson spent a fortune getting the rights back, and from that point on, he refused to license his design to anyone else, which made Ford look elsewhere. That he went with the VASTLY inferior Phillips shows how desperate he was to have the supply chain under his control (which is weird...if the product is worth it, why not just sign a contract requiring Robertson to supply him with X amount of screws a year, for Y amount of years, at Z price, thus ensuring that he would always have access to what he needed?).
As good as Robertson screws are however, they take 2nd place overall to Torx in my opinion, which are really quite wonderful to use. I've been using Torx wood screws for a few years now on various projects, and if I have the option, I'll always choose them.
You aren't quite right here Robertson heads are also the most common bit in New Zealand and Australia
Disagree, Robertson is always better
"It was used in Apple's first PC to make it harder for the average guy"
So... Apple's been making dodgy, non-standard things from the moment they started? Neat
It's what they do best
He just described how torx screws are great at preventing cam-out and tool/head damage. Their reasons for making them may be dodgy, but the screws are on point, mate
Benjamin Vadocz far from it, friend. Practical tool design doesn’t play favorites
@@totesjokin5354 while I agree that positive outcomes should be commended instead of berated whenever applicable, the circumstances really make it obvious that Apple's primary purpose was to screw over customers, and the good mechanical property of the screw head has been incidental before everything else.
CDgonePotatoes “purpose was to screw over customers”.. nice pun there, guy lol. But no, I completely agree. It probably wasn’t OPs intention, but his choice of words made it sound like Apple’s screws themselves were garbage, and I just wanted to voice my worthless two cents.
Everyone: ahh i finally got a torx driver i can fix my macbook.
Apple: pentalobe.
Thank god for cheap Chinese sets. $20 gets you every goddamn tiny bit you can imagine.
Yea I own a Pentalobe, couple very small Philips and a ducking Y000 bit for certain iPhone repairs. They’re definitely cheap and worth it for the repair but that’s one of the things I wish Apple would give up. However I will say the Y000 was one of the most secure feeling screws ever.
@@dylanwhite6539 Y screws are what I hate the most on Nintendo consoles... Specially the shallow ones on the Game Boy Advance SP.
Buying a torx driver voids your MAC warranty.
@ I can't tell if you're making a joke or not. The act of purchasing a pentalobe does not void your Mac's warranty.
"If all these nuts are driving you crazy, you might just be a squirrel"
Wait, is this a lead-in?
"And being a worldly squirrel, you'd probably want to learn"
Yup
"Why? Because *screw sound* you that's why!" Love it!
so that's why I have a nervous breakdown every time I try to fix something, I forget to include crisis wine in my toolbox
i usually keep crisis vodka in mine but mostly because it doubles as a good solvent.
The label should read, "In case of crisis, pop cork." Because of the double meaning, and all.
Real engineering “pressing the shit out of the grapes”
I didnt expect that coming and laughed for 50 seconds
Yeah me too
@@kennethtimorang8343 I actually had to pause the video to stop laughing!
It's a technical term, you probably wouldn't understand. :-)
@@bobd. (radio sound ppsshhhhhx thing idk) start the engines we're gonna press the shit out of these grapes
I'm always amazed of how seamless your transitioning from the main course to the side dish options! Great job
"Freedom units" that physically hurt to hear
Ah must not be an American. Sucks to be you! 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Point Break British is better butch
@@mathew66 Said nobody ever 😂
If you're going to insult at least spell correctly 😂
Point Break wasn’t an insult. Butch is what you call a manly lesbian and just from your comment I assumed u were xx
@@MrComputerCoder Even better; I'm Australian. Best country in the world 🇦🇺🇦🇺
This is a different tone of vid from you. I kinda like it
Very wendowerish
@@prathikprashanth2932 Its definitely a great style
The angry engineer who can explain things and great video production quality?! I love it!
It definitely made it more entertaining to watch.
"Look at this ginger one. CLASS"
😂😂
Second this.
Thought I would learn that all those different types of screws have actually a purpose and are not just to piss me off.
But you made my day by confirming that it is indeed just to piss me off!
Have a nice day.
In germany theres basically 4 types of screw heads: Hex, Nut, Plus, and Minus. Plus, Minus, and Hex are pretty much what you expect, hex screws usually being used in manufacturing, and nut screws have heads shaped like nuts so you can use the tool youd usually use for nuts to apply them instead of a screwdriver. And from there, the differences are based on what the screw is supposed to be used for, for example, there are your run of the mill screws, theres cutting screws used on sheet metal to cut their own thread, theres ones with elongated, thin shafts made so that you can apply pull to them, which is useful in applications with a lot of pressure present thats trying to force parts apart, etc.
This stands up, in my opinion, as one of the greatest works of film on the internet. Every second of this video is just about perfect, and I rewatch it often!
"When Mixing Freedom Units and Metric"
I am amazed at how this channel is perfectly scripted
Did I seriously just find a video about screws interesting? Damn you Real Engineering!
No it's screw you
And now I know not only that centimeters are definitely better than inches, but which screw is best. I'm throwing all my other screws out immediately.
Honestly, the proper teacher can make any subject interesting. Especially historical matters, since I think humans are kinda oriented towards stories.
@@gamezoid1234 It’s also how your memory works best. If you form a storyline for anything you will remember it better.
That intro was too good oh my I love this channel 😂
...to discover you only have one flat head screw driver, that doesn't even fit the flat head screw you bought XDDDD
+
Because we are screwed on our heads? (Ok I'll leave now)
I still remember our shop teacher saying, "now remember that Robertson is a square head" and some keen wit saying something like, "that'll be easy, Robert is a squarehead too"
"pressing the shit out of grapes to make some wine" 😂
"Freedom unit" is the best possible name for an inch.
well...its still useless if only....ehh....3 (?) Countries around the world still using imperial measurement units. The modern World shifted to metric a long time ago.
No, it isn’t. “Inch” it is.
free of usefulness
@@smaragdwolf1 if only one of those three wasn't an enormous country with a lot of influence in the world...
@@hetsmiecht1029 Statement rejected ;)
Where its needed, digital infrastructure, science,....
The USA uses metric system.
USA is like a person who feels special for using a Mac, but doesnt realize that the base components, vital hardware, is already Microsoft xD
Real Engineering cracking jokes?
Yeah, I like it. xD
He has been watching too much Wendover Productions and RealLifelore
And meming!
i blame half as interesting
*drinks crises wine*
Why do I have so many likes? My anxiety kicked in, I thought "what in the hell did I comment now that got people so upset to leave so many replies?"
2:57 "Maybe Show XKDC comic" haha thanks so much for the subtitles on every video though
What the hell apple?! You’re responsible for so many frustrating screw moments in my life!
Wow! That transition was refreshingly, impressively terrible!
I love it, do more like that!
ARE YOU A SQUIRREL? the transition was like the ginger one, class!
If you thought this was a bad transition, You haven't seen VSauce!
@@KevinBelmontLuna oh god yeah lol
"Why are there so many type of screw?"
To stop my dad from destroying kitchen knives.
Anyone else is consistently amazed by how his adds just finds its way in as casual as possible
"pressing the shit out of grapes to make wine" I don't know why but that made me laugh so hard
The lack of pratical application is so relatable 😂😂
While most cower in the face of the youtube censorship adversity, one man says fuck it and goes all out
I would have listened more in Science and Math classes if the teacher had sprinkled in a bit of practical application examples.
I remember starting an engineering degree (I was not smart enough to finish it) and watching a student who was putting a wing nut on an exceedingly long bolt slowly turn the thing through every thread. I had to show him how to hit the thing to get it spinning so you weren’t there for several hours.
I like this new style of video, less serious, more jokes, keep it up!!
I wish it was longer and more informative, with more jokes
@@hwfq34fajw9foiffawdiufhuaiwfhw screw it?!
When you have to make a video for the youtube algorithm, but you just wanna screw around.
So you can get screwed in surprising different ways...
i hope he doesnt strip away too much though
I had a minor existential crisis when I went into a hardware store in Japan and couldn't find a Robertson screw. They had been so ubiquitous when I was growing up in Canada that I couldn't even fathom a world without them. It was as if I had travelled to some nether dimension where the people where actually lizards wearing monkey costumes...
I love how Real Engineering shifted to a "a bit less serious/ a bit funnier" tone though keeping basically the same principle
“The best is always defined by the second best” 😂😂 Love it!
Followed by “...even when mixing Freedom Units and Metric.” xD
There are two types of countries in the world - those that use the metric system, and those that have been to the moon.
@@coxsackie Except that Nasa uses metric. You twat.
MisterBrauner you clearly didn’t understand the funny.
Seth Herrin no, he understood it, it’s just unfunny and stupid.
Came for screws, also got to learn about the inch.
You mean "Freedom Unit"...LOL
Eric Sell wow that was genuinely unfunny
@@Crimethoughtfull unoriginal and unfunny
@@suhandatanker Ameritards triggered lol
@@Kirealta im malaysian lol
"the best in class is always defined by the second best in class" - lol - we here in the US are slowly becoming the butt of so many jokes (face palm)
l love this channel, but he indeed does not have practical knowledge, re standard vs metric, metric is super prone to being misthreaded resulting in stripping, its way less common in the larger stepper slope of a standard screw. But yeah, agreed "we" here in the US are wrong about many other things!
@@jonathanfoltz9713 metric screws work just fine, nobody is going to bend backwards to fit the imperial system because its such a pain even if there are any advantages
From "Because Screw You" to "Going Nuts".
A seamlessly rough transition I didn't noticed 'till it was too late.
“You naughty polygon”
😂🤣😂🤣
Keep it up, this is great!
This has gone way to sixy for my taste... (Pun intended)
But… Hexagon is the Bestagon!
@@Deimos94 and we have proof
😂🤣😂🤣
Meanwhile ins Canada we have to suffer with having both freedom units and metric units
There are benefits to knowing both. There are also negative aspects. When in the hospital they put my weight in the kg box as 188 and converted it to 413 pounds. They were to put the 188 in the pounds box so the guy in pharmacy sent them to see if I was really 413 pounds because that would affect how much medicine he would give me. There was also an aircraft that was only filled half full because they mixed up the imperial and the metric. The plane ran out of full half way into the trip and crashed. BUT if you know and understand both then there are things I like about both.
In my work in the US, I also have to deal with both. Inches can kiss my ass, especially when dealing with fractions and decimals. Sixteenths can already kiss my ass, and then you have measurement tools that want to tell you that something is 1-21/200. Fuck you, just give me the metric measurement already.
Try being an american engineer, they think you are crazy when you do anything in metric
@akrinah It's a joke.
In Canada, we measure weight in pounds, measure speed in KM/h and distance in "how long does it take to drive there".
I like it this way
So far, this is my favorite episode. Funny, informative, and pretty well done all together. Thanks!
I never knew Engineering and comedy could find such a beautiful middle ground. Hilarious, yet very informative. Thank you.
This was slightly different from your others video but changes are amazing 💕
Agreed!!
Agreed! I loved the script!
Is it just me or does the creator sound likes he's going through something right now?
@@templerea5262 yeah creator got the right excitement level 🤗
@@templerea5262 what do you mean? like he's depressed?
Engineers think they have it rough. Try being an aircraft mechanic.
I have an entire drawer in my already-bloated toolbox dedicated entirely to driver bits.
Also, pro-tip: If you apply valve-grinding compound to your bit, it causes cam-out to happen at a much higher torque. Combined with significant down-force, you can break loose even the most stubborn screws. Important in aviation, as all our hardware is engineered with much tighter tolerances, and we heavily employ the use of self-locking nuts, threadlocker, and other sealing and safety methods.
Still, Phillips and its kin completely suck. If I had a dollar for every rounded screw I've had to cut out with a drill, I could quit being a mechanic, and retire to a tropical island. Torx aren't much better either. Having to torque a full cockpit window's worth of the things completely destroys a good bit. Best hope your company stocks good ones, because you'll be replacing them often.
Nice thing about Philips is that the stripped out head does a nice job of centering the drill :)
@@joshua43214 LOL yes!
What is your prefered type? Hex?
@@TimLF Hex head bolts. They can tolerate extreme torques without slipping when using an appropriately sized 12-point socket. The drawback is that they can't be used in areas where aerodynamic smoothness is necessary. Which is everywhere on a plane. For flat screw heads, my favorite is probably a tie between spanner-heads, and torqset. Through, better than phillips, torqsets can only handle about 30 in/lbs before camming out dry. And the lower-quality brands of bit will literally break at around that torque.
spanner looks completely illogical and the first thing you read when you look it up is them breaking off. torqset doesn't look like it works nearly as well as a lot of other geometries nor does it look like it has the ability to be driven safely at an angle.
I lost it at "Freedom units". Genius, man. Keep it up!
I love how this video is written like an educational shitpost
God bless the torx screw. Hope it becomes the standard in a future
Some Torx sizes are even cheaper than the Phillips sizes they replaced. They've been available at hardware stores and Walmart and dollar stores for years.
@@pwnmeisterage there's literally nothing bad in the torx screws
They are fine for wood screws but suck for machine screws.
@@1971mav sure but, there are better machining screws than phillips
Naw man, hex is better, and everyone already has allen wrenches.
“Mother can’t stop you now”
😆😆🤣😂😆🤣😂🤣😆🤣😂😂🤣
This is perhaps my favorite video on this channel. Ever. Period.
I absolutely love the jokier, less professional (in a good way) feel of this video! Laughed out loud several times. More please!
6:50 Oh Apple and your anti-consumer BS
@moo iFixIt came to be because of Apple's anti-consumer repair stance on their products. Their sets are designed to include every bit, especially Apple's, that is until they decide to invent a new one. And the fact that Apple tried to pass a law that would essentially make it so that iFixit wouldn't even be able to exist is straight up disgusting.
So, bottom line is, if it were for Apple, you wouldn't even have you "modest" iFixit set.
Then there's Android letting their OS be open source which causes a lot of problems for compatibility of apps available. Google made it open source so companies could put it on any phone they make. It was a middle finger to Apple.
@@TUTAMKHAMON let's face the facts, this world is controlled by oligarchs. Make sure you support the correct company.
@@scotthenrie5674 Who the hell is talking about Android? We were discussing Apple's hardware side. As far as I know, Android doesn't even do hardware. Stop basing all you opinions of fanboyism.
Also, open source is the opposite of a problem. And for your information, OSX and iOS are both based on UNIX which is indeed open source.
@@scotthenrie5674 I don't support companies, and if you do, you are a fool, as they don't have your interests in mind. I support myself and which option is better for myself. But again, we are deviating from the topic at hand.
6:40 Ahhh Apple. SCREWING the public since 1976.
Just...
No.
Just "apple" things
They continue to do so, now with their pentalobe screws
You gotta think different
I don't recall the Apple // series computers having odd screws. The Macintosh introduced in 1984, on the other hand...Did. Steve Jobs did not want the tinkerers who played with cards and the like on the Apple //'s to play with the innards of the Macintosh.
Screws-Nuts-Squirrels. 10/10 sponsor segway
I really enjoyed your script in this video! I think it's one of your best videos yet. Great job
I have worked in general contracting and home building in Florida for many years and now finally I believe my RUclips recommended gets what I like to watch a 3 am
I'm proud of you
Huh. 2:43 AM here... what’s with this hour 😂
This was hilarious, I love this tone, keep up the good work!
"compressing the shit outta 🍇 " within 2 mins........subbed
This is a wonderful work of art, comedy and engineering. I love it!!!
AvE: Freedom units
Louis Rossman: Right to repair
Gathering an all-star team, eh?
Don't ignore the automotive "right to repair" movement.
@@kensmith5694 actually its even stronger in the heavy duty industry. Only very big companies can afford the full spec software for one make, and companies often have multiple makes.
Basic software you cant even do full diagnostics
Fuck corporations. Here in Canada there is a law project coming against "preprogrammed obsoletism", forcing companies to provide spare parts, but I doubt they'll overcome the shit-eating powerful lobbyists.
don't forget squirrels
@@caffeinatedinsanity2324 i really hope that law works out
i didnt expect the way this video started
i was shocked xD
This was the wittiest thing I've seen on You Tube in sometime! Good job.
Love the tone of this video. More of this pls
You flawlessly captured the feeling of entering a hardware store! Love the video!
that intro was the most accurate description of an engineers life ever, loved it.
I like the new sense of humour,new style of introduction I lobe it❤❤
I lobe you too 😍
I loved this one. I feel like I could truly sense the angst and personal nature of your war with fastener standards
Love the video! So funny and informative. Great presentation. Would love to know more about this, from you!
I thought I'm watching a Real Engineering video, not Half As Interesting video.
It's pretty gud, keep going
*good
@@buddyclem7328 memes*
@@swawif This whole time I thought it was people who didn't know English! I will look that one up.
@@buddyclem7328 you learn something new everyday~
@@swawif That's...
H A L F
A S
I N T E R E S T I N G !
Great video. Tough subject, but you managed not to *screw* it up.
Slot
Screw You is the reason for so much chaos in this world.
The most entetainig documentary i've seen this year, about screws!
Exactly! "Screw you" is the right term. All about marketing...
All about changing and updating...
So, you try to keep up $
If it's broken and can't be repaired. You need to buy new...
@@minecraftfirefighter if its broken and can be repaired, you cant open it yourself to repair it, go to apple and they'll say its irreparable despite countless shops doing the same work job. Making you pay 400+ for a new phone.
Louis Rossman.
@@applecore4720 If you subscribe to Louis Rossman you already know about things like iFixit. Savvy consumers know they (or their local shop) can fix things without OEM extortion.
But most consumers buy fashion, not tech, and they basically don't mind having an excuse to buy even newer fashion. Until they finally can't afford to keep up with fashion.
After I started using Torx, I vowed to never buy a Philips screw again if at all possible.
is it available without a prescription?
Torx are quite rare here in canada. I think my largest fear with them was about snapping the star points on the ends.
@@caffeinatedinsanity2324 I've only ever had a torx driver break once, and that once time it sheered in half, thepoint themselves did not break. The force is evenly distributed oer all of the points so there is very little risk of anything breaking.
Where I live, Robertson square is more popular than Torx, but yes, never again Philips.
torx screws are the devil, so are people who sell torx screws and people who sell torx screw drivers.
you want to know how to improve a torx screw? easy, weld a hex nut onto the head.
hex screws are the only screw the world needs. everything else is just proprietary bullshit.
Gosh darn it dude. Your channel is a freaking roller coaster. From being so informative and captivating, and then putting together such a humorous intro. It is truly a juggernaut of keeping things entertaining and practical just as the label says. I still remember the frozen chicken test about yeeting it into a jet turbine. The small bits of humor really does make the knowledge that underlines it all memorable. Even without any practical experience with any of the things you describe, it still feels awesome to understand the mechanisms behind the most mind boggling engineering feats in such a simplistic way that a simpleton like me can comprehend. Keep it coming man. I'll always be looking forward to the next one.
That was the best intro for a video i have ever seen
'WoOw look at *ALL THESE SCREWS* - aMaZiNg!!" bhahahaha
SQUARRL
Brilliant video. Intro had me creased 😂.
But it wasn't sponsored by Brilliant....
...So we have to call it magnificent
I generally like all of your videos, but man, this one is top shelf
This just might be the best video on this channel.
Asking the real questions Brian. I love it.
You were cracking jokes and sounding particularly happy, that's great!
To be expected when the bottle o wine shows up that early!
"a nut and bolt with the same diameter will fit, even when mixing metric and freedom units" Amazing. Beautiful. This is why I love your videos
These segues are incredible; whole video about hardwar segues to "nuts" which was all to segue to a video about squirrels.
I love that you talk like an actual engineer in this episode, without censorship. Please keep it up.
"He cut all his nuts"
Like how many nuts did he have??
waterwheel waterwheel when did he say that
Cinar Tascilar 2:28
Idk 50?!
he had a grand total of 2 nuts. bolts on the other hand... i believe is a matter of his social skills
Yes
I love how this channel passive-aggressively mixes its opinions everywhere
I never thought I'll find a video about screws this interesting.
I'm hitting the like and subscribing to this channel cos of this video.
I laughed so hard at the "best in class is always defined by the second best"
And this is why we define 1cm as 0.3937in xD
@@doomdave475 ? You mean the reverse.
onespiker r/woooosh
There are two kinds of countries, those that use the metric system, and those that have been to the moon.😉
@@machinist7230 I'll take a useful and consistent system of measurement, thanks.
“I’m going to bed early tonight”
Me at 3 am: “why are there so many types of screws”
I love the feel of using torqs screws.
So informative and interesting but what I love is the subtle drops of profanity to really engage the viewer “pressing the shit out of grapes” 🤣
"Freedom Units" XD Got me laughing pretty good there
'merican
This American also laughed at that. It seems we always have to do things our own way, not matter how much (or how little) sense it makes to do so.
Yeah that good old free imperialism!
Personally, most English ("Freedom") units are varying degrees of superior to Metric ones, with few exceptions.
One of the best examples of this is Fahrenheit's absolute and complete superiority to Celsius.
In other cases, though, like mile vs. kilometer, there is no difference.
@@benheinz8817 literally none of them are. Most of the measurements are literally defined by the metric system.
He has a bottle of Crisis Wine in his toolbox lmfaooo
got me rolling on the floor
I have a bottle of Jim Beam Devil's Cut whiskey in mine. Really.
I moved to NZ in 2011 & was confused by the square-drive screws used here. Now I've learned that they are Robertson & also that they are the best, numero-uno, fab & fantastic. Just one more thing that makes me love being a Kiwi in training.
This is up there with the best Real Engineering videos. You naught polygon 😂😂
Meanwhile up here in Canada: "Robertson, uh huh, no doubt about it, best screw, yessir!"
O Canada.
True North.
They have become popular here at the DIY places for woodworking screws in South Africa now recently
Roberston is typically only used in wood screw applications for construction.
Robertson’s are fantastic for wood and sheet metal! Phillips are a big pain, but they do save machines from having their parts over torqued.
I WAS LIED TO.... I was just told the square was safer so I couldn't drill my hand with a cross Screwdriver...
Yes, in Canada, the Robertson screw is still very popular.
When you use good quality screwdriver, it never slips, and you don't need a magnetic tip to hold the screw on - it just stays on by itself.
I thought it was more common
I encounter it quite often but I guess that's because i'm Canadian
As a Belgian (Europe), I've never actually seen the Robertson type, I didn't know it existed.
As a Canadian i had no idea they where rare! They are the best to work with and i curse every moment i have to work with Philips screws.
Quite common in Australia too - might be a Commonwealth thing.
@@Dindonmasker Are square screws more practical than hex screws?
This isn't the video I wanted to watch, but it is a video I needed to watch. Thanks RE
*clears throught
... iFixit
Gotta love them
6:41 So Apple's been like this forever..
Yeep.
They like to screw people over.
Steave jobs
This flathead screwdriver isn't the correct number so I can't use it on this flathead screw.
Yup, this guy is definitely an engineer.
I HATE flathead screws!!!! With a passion!
@@Tuning3434 I do as well. But my hatred of slotted screws was mitigated a bit when I came to understand that using a precision machined slotted screw driver of the correct size makes dealing with slotted screws a little less annoying.
@@davefoc hav you felt the pure ecstasy of using a Torx screw with an impact driver tho?
@@lordcthulhu17 I have. Sometimes, even when I don't have a project I want to go drive some Torx screws into random things just for the pleasure. When I discovered square drive screws I thought life just couldn't get better, and then came Torx.
*Laughs in butter knife*
Canadian carpenter here, I can confirm that every professional I have met uses Robertson screws. The general Canadian public is less informed about how great the Robertson is so they mostly use Phillips heads.
I was hoping this video would cover more screw types, like Tri-wing, Torq-set and Torx-plus. Or explain what's the difference between a Philips and a Parker, and would finally explain what's the idea behind the Pozidriv (PZ)! I still have so many questions now....