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Sex bolt (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Squorlple@lemmy.world to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world
 

Not sure if HR would find it appropriate or inappropriate for me to have accidentally stumbled across these while doing engineering research on my work computer.

The page’s edit history also has this funny gem:

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[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Other names for sex bolts, or (in some cases) for the female half specifically, include:

  • architectural bolts,[1]
  • barrel bolts,[citation needed]
  • barrel nuts,[2]
  • binding barrels,[3]
  • book screws[4] or book binding screws,[5]
  • Chicago screws,[2] or Chicago binding screws and posts,[6]
  • connector bolts,[7][8]
  • female screws,[2]
  • posts and screws, screws and posts,[9] or screw-in-post fasteners,
  • sleeve nuts[10]
  • splint screws.

~~sex nut~~

~~sex screw~~

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 10 points 1 week ago

As a German, I've been told, that in English 'screw' and 'mother' are rarely being used together in an engineering context.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Was vagina nut taken?
(Like the penis screw.)

[–] LacklusterGamer@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

On McMasterCarr they are binding barrel and sleeve nuts. As far as I'm concerned it's only what they name it that matters because that.is who I'm buying it from.

[–] guynamedzero@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

This is beautiful

[–] dantheclamman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Lot to unpack here

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I like that it waits until the end of the second paragraph to even suggest there might be another name.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

TIL this is the name of an actual thing and not just a quirky name for a Voron mod.