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Inclined planes that took a coffee break and decided to spiral instead.
means Threaded fasteners that pull two things together by rotating into them, holding via friction and that helical ridge.
from From Old French escroue, a nut or threaded hole, possibly tracing to Latin scrofa, sow — the spiral tail a bawdy bit of ancient mechanical humor.
Archimedes screwLifted water uphill over 2,000 years ago.
Phillips geniusSelf-centering head designed for factory power drivers.
Lefty looseyRight-hand threads dominate roughly ninety percent of fasteners.
Slang dutyMeans prison guard, swindle, and total ruin alike.