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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Me out here calling them “plus head” and “minus head” like a neanderthal

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

we call philips "cross" and flathead "slit"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

'cross-head' and 'flat-head' for me

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then there's german, with (technically) slit and cross-slit

Kreuzschlitzschraubendreher

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kreuzschlitz gibt's net. Entweder Kreuz oder Schlitz.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

ISO 8764-1 Schraubwerkzeuge – Schraubendreher für Schrauben mit Kreuzschlitz – Teil 1: Schraubendreherspitzen.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

We call them "star screws" where I'm from

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have been around tools for a long time. When someone asks me for a screwdriver I always ask, “Plus or minus?” to see their reaction.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Neanderthals were on to something then