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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

You press on it, tons of Chinese cars already do this.

[–] artyom@piefed.social -2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (3 children)

How does it come out when you press on it?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 11 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

You press it in and it pops out.

Idk I'm not a mechanical engineer.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 15 hours ago

why did i find this so funny

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The lever point is offset such that when you press on the taller part of the handle, the front pops out and you can pull.

They freeze quite solid in icy conditions. It's really remarkable!

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago

They freeze quite solid in icy conditions

Yeah that's where I was going with this...

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 8 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

That's not how fucking springs work.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Fucking springs can expand and contract.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Fucking springs expand and contract a specific distance, they do not expand indefinitely...