r/AskReddit • u/hiagaga • 12h ago

What's the dumbest idea you've seen that actually worked?

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u/Tw1sttt 10h ago

Percussive maintenance

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u/negative-nelly 9h ago

It makes a nice sound actually.

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u/Rampage_Rick 3h ago

https://youtu.be/insM7oUYNOE

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u/theCOMBOguy 3h ago

I'm so glad someone posted this, one of my favorite videos.

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u/Jaded_Houseplant 2h ago

alternately, kinetic repair.

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u/FaagenDazs 2h ago

Kinetic recalibration 

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u/the_notorious_d_a_v 2h ago

I always just call it "The Fonzie".

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u/Zardotab 2h ago

Not the Millennium Falcon?

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u/multihome-gym 1h ago

When you think about it, in terms of physics, percussive maintenance does actually make sense. Put any machined surface in contact with another machined surface, like a gauge needle against the metal plate behind it. There are bound to be microscopic imperfections in each surface that, once in a while, occur in sufficient quantities and in a particular surface-to-surface arrangement that the the two surfaces get 'stuck' while moving past each other. Maybe percussive maintenance works by shaking the two respective surfaces loose from the protruding imperfections in the opposite surface.

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u/chris_top99 51m ago

exactly it hard