r/whatisit • u/AmoebaSuccessful3393 • 6h ago

New, what is it? What are these little plastic things i have found in my sons room

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I have found a few of these little plastic things scattered around my 15 year old sons room, and was wondering what they are?

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u/Zealousideal-Cash205 5h ago

Sonnet did me dirty on what was supposed to be a diy plumbing project last week. Followed its instructions and disassembled a valve connected to my sink, only to learn that, actually, I needed a dremel to cut something called a ferrule (or else purchase some tailor made tool called a ferrule puller), which it had completely failed to account for in its instructions.

Shoulda just gone with YouTube from the start 😞

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u/MrCeeMoney420 4h ago

Theres a plumber out there reading this and laughing out loud

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u/Efficient_Let686 4h ago

Yes, yes there is, and I think he’s the guy that fixed my sink last year. After we tried all the DYI and kept making it worse. Laughing all the way to the bank.

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u/xChiefAcornx 4h ago

Ah, yes. The old "do yourself in".

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u/Ok_Drag5089 5h ago

You should always use ::insert your favorite clanker here:: and YouTube in tandem.

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u/UpperCollection8013 4h ago

You ever think about it being strange, we as humans have a slur to refer to bots? Like, slurs are reserved for demeaning people. We don't use them on inanimate objects or even animals.

I guess that means at least psychologically we process them on some level as people, and I find that slightly unsettling. Not only did we humanize them but immediately found a way to make hate speech for them. Although, it is an extremely human response to make an "us vs them" stance about anything.

(Don't get me wrong fuck AI and I love the Clone Wars; it was just a thought I had.)

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u/Ok_Drag5089 4h ago

We also use slurs to refer to “the enemy” in a demeaning way. It’s nuanced, but it’s not the same as a racial slur.

“Clankers” is what the human army will call the various drones AI will eventually send after us.

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u/sasha_marchenko 3h ago

I use slurs for my chickens all the time; bird brains, shitbirds, etc. I also call my car a pos all the time, wouldn't that count as a slur?

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u/otcipitalorange 3h ago

Eh. We have slurs for other animals. I think its more that we see people/species/bots/whatever as less than and want to make sure they know.

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u/Aggravating_Alps9223 4h ago

clone wars ftw

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u/Ksh_667 4h ago

Ah the old ferrule conundrum. Many of us have been caught out by this. Don't worry mate, it's a rite of passage 🤔

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u/Potentially_Corrupt 4h ago

you don’t have to have a ferrule puller just slap a new valve on it and reuse the old ferrule and nut. put some pipe dope on the threads and ferrule and you’ll be good!

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u/Old-Emu4258 3h ago

dremel, ferrule? I think you need a plumbus

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u/Long_TimeRunning 3h ago

I don’t know what Sonnet is but that sucks