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The Stuff of Genius - The Phillips Screwdriver

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Uploaded by on Jun 17, 2010

Flat-head screwdrivers have been around for centuries, but when Henry Phillips realized he'd need a better screwdriver for power tools, inspiration struck. Learn more about his Stuff of Genius -- the Phillips Screwdriver -- in this episode.

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http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stuff-of-genius/

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  • Gee..I thought this video was about "The Phillips Screwdriver", so why is it titled as such?

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  • Title is wrong, but the content is right.

    I still don't understand why manufacturers bother with Phillips screws. They were originally invented to prevent over-torquing when attaching thin sheet metal to a frame - they literally are designed to NOT torque well.

    Robertson bits are great. I've walled rooms with these screws, and since the screw holds onto the bit you can free up a hand to hold the material. The only Robertson screws I've ever seen stripped were all attempts to use the wrong bit.

  • Thumbs down for bad title.

  • @Bugstomper2 Your 46, your picture is of a beer and your on youtube telling everyone online your life story. Troll

  • @spmexy It really depends what you think a 'life' is. You know nothing about my 'life', so you don't know what you are saying.

  • @Bugstomper2 you really have no life if this whole page is you replying to random people

  • Seems this is about the Robertson, not the Philips. Description / title of video seem off.

  • Anyone want a million dollar idea?

    Design a screw that can be operated by any screw driver.

  • @spmexy You stick it in your right ear and let it poke out your left ear!

  • @samurphy Even NASA uses Phillips on their ISS, and they strip all the time. I've urged them to try Robertson, with the added benefit of holding the screw on the tip, instead of having it fly off into space.

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