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Rope tool? (europe.pub)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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[–] 3 points 7 months ago (5 children)

More like a tool for inserting a tire plug in an automobile tire, maybe, but it's not quite the right shape for that either. (Or at least, if it is that, it's a really cheap one because usually they're made of metal.)

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    Yea, its not that, too thick/square, handle too small, etc. You'd never get a plug in with it (I've done thousands of them - tires are really tough). But I get how it looks like a plug tool.

    Looks like some kind of levering tool.

    As an aside, check out the screw-type tire plugs available today (basically a plastic #8 screw with glue on it). Way easier than the traditional plugs and work just as well.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (2 children)

    tire plug? what are they doing with those pretzels. patch? stem? i am so confused. i need more pretzels

    i am growing to hate ai. it's not bringing me enough pretzels

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    The "pretzels" are the tire plugs. They're actually sticky rubber strips. You poke them into the tire, then pull the tool out quickly so that the plug stays behind:

    (Also, I'm aware that you were probably just joking, but I figured somebody reading this might be genuinely curious so I gave a sincere reply anyway.)

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