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Why Simone Giertz spent 3 years working on a coat hanger [video] (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by haxor@derp.foo to c/hackernews@derp.foo

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have this exact need. But am too poor to buy.

[–] cheeseburger@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't worry, a flood of Chinese knockoffs will hit Amazon any minute...

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'm counting on it

[–] agame@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Not a ground breaking invention, but a step in the right way.

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[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 year ago

Can anyone assure me that this isn't as idiotic as it sounds? I am too old for videos now.

[–] ExLisper@linux.community -3 points 1 year ago

Because she's bad at it? The issues she's mentioning sound like things a person with sufficient knowledge about manufacturing should know. I get it it's a fun project for a hobbyist and she was 'learning by doing' but yeah, it's would not take 3 years for an expert.