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Is it easier or harder to tighten a bolt without a wrench?
It's neither, it's impossible
You could use pliers, you could very carefully hit the corners of the head in a clockwise direction with a hammer, you could spend a lot of time training the strength in your hand and arm to tighten it by hand, you could use a dremel, saw, or file to cut a slot into it and tighten it with a screwdriver
But it's a lot easier to use a wrench.
NUH UH IT'S IMPOSSIBLE
(/s)
That's not repairing it, that's just breaking it further.
You know, I'm pretty certain at this point you're trolling, but I'm curious to hear how you justify this
If the reason something is broken is a loose or missing bolt, how does tightening that bolt with pliers instead of a wrench equate to breaking it further?
You don't get to accuse me of trolling and then continue asking questions.
Then I will continue to assume you're a troll since you refuse to prove me wrong.
And I can assume by your unwarranted accusation that you never had any interest in a good faith discussion.
I made a solid effort to have a good faith discussion, and you came in with ridiculous claims that tightening a bolt with pliers instead of a wrench is somehow breaking a thing worse. Balls in your court now to defend that or else I can only assume that you're just looking to stir up shit.
You don't start a good faith discussion with unfounded accusations. Goodbye.
We are all ready well-into the discussion and you just kept going further down an absurdist rabbit hole