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The humble metal pegs holding civilization together, one permanent clench at a time.
means A rivet is a short metal pin hammered or pressed through two parts, then bulged at the ends to lock them forever.
from From Old French river, to fix or clinch, ultimately the act of bending something over to hold it fast.
No undoRemoving a rivet means destroying it, not loosening it.
Titanic flawWeak iron rivets are blamed for the hull's deadly splitting.
Riveter iconRosie's wartime poster made rivets a symbol of grit.