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minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·10 months agoHe thought he had religion nailed, but now he’s screwed.
minus-squareSordid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoScrews genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…
minus-squareZerush@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·10 months agoIt depends on every need and environment
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoDoesn’t that depend on the application?
minus-squareSordid@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·10 months agoI can’t think of an application where a nail is better. Sure, sometimes a nail will do, but that doesn’t make the nail better, just cheaper.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·10 months agoFor framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoTIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.
minus-squareɔiƚoxɘup@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoTIL. Thank you, internet stranger.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·10 months agoAnywhere that you need greater shear or flexibility, nails are preferable.
minus-squareLemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-210 months ago Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though… Oh so this cartoon depicts a prophet who helped someone upgrade to a more meaningful object of worship.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-210 months agoNails are cheaper, and can be faster to put it. That’s why they’re still a thing. Edit: Maybe? Apparently their ability to slip a bit is also useful in construction.
He thought he had religion nailed, but now he’s screwed.
Screws genuinely are better fasteners than nails, though…
It depends on every need and environment
Doesn’t that depend on the application?
I can’t think of an application where a nail is better. Sure, sometimes a nail will do, but that doesn’t make the nail better, just cheaper.
For framing a house a nail is absolutely better. As the house settles, wood shrinks, and the frame flexes in storms or quakes the nails allow the wood to move instead of causing things to warp and break.
TIL. I thought it was just about speed and cost.
TIL. Thank you, internet stranger.
Anywhere that you need greater shear or flexibility, nails are preferable.
Oh so this cartoon depicts a prophet who helped someone upgrade to a more meaningful object of worship.
Nails are cheaper, and can be faster to put it. That’s why they’re still a thing.
Edit: Maybe? Apparently their ability to slip a bit is also useful in construction.