Re:The slinky machine: a slinky escalator
by ErikRogneby on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @11:28AM
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What would you call those square axles? Gears, cogwheels and sprockets all have teeth. The cube doesn't exactly have teeth... Come on logophiles, help me out!
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Re:The slinky machine: a slinky escalator
by 0xdeadbeefbabe on Wednesday August 12, 2015 @11:47AM
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I imagine the word for it has pejorated so much you can't really use it in polite conversation.