I once had a car with a broken cruise control switch, the catch mechanism broke or something and the button wouldn't stay pressed in. I wedged a penny in the gap next to the button after pressing it and that kept it in. Cheapest car repair ever, now that same fix would cost 10x smdh

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I have drilled holes in pennies to use them as washers.

[–] decaptcha@hexbear.net 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's cool.

How long before the disappearance of those machines you find in gift shops that roll out and stamp pennies with kitschy designs?

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Good question. I have a friend who collects those stamped pennies.

[–] Tabitha@hexbear.net 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've seen enough washers laying around in the street to never need to do this (also I've never needed a washer in general)

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 days ago

Years ago I had this Dell laptop where the frame around the screen kept popping open around one of the hinges. I needed a washer with a lot of surface area, but only a tiny hole for the small bolt I wanted to use. Penny was perfect.