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[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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

How does it come out when you press on it?

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You press it in and it pops out.

Idk I'm not a mechanical engineer.

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

why did i find this so funny

[–] Quexotic@infosec.pub 9 points 2 weeks 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 2 weeks ago

They freeze quite solid in icy conditions

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

[–] SirActionSack@aussie.zone 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's not how fucking springs work.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fucking springs can expand and contract.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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