contentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agoTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the plumber wrench and the adjustable wrench were both invented by the same person, a Swede from a family of tenant farmers.en.wikipedia.orgcontentbotB to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@danekraelink10•edit-28 months agoIn Denmark an adjustable wrench is called a swedish wrench/key.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•8 months agoAs another Dane, I often feel like I should hate the swedes, but they make it hard to do so by being awfully nice and inventing so much awesome stuff.
In Denmark an adjustable wrench is called a swedish wrench/key.
As another Dane, I often feel like I should hate the swedes, but they make it hard to do so by being awfully nice and inventing so much awesome stuff.
carl erik johansson is one of my heroes.
Also known as universal-nut-rounder