Comment on I vaguely remember these but forgot what they were for

residentoflaniakea@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• wjrii@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  More or less. Nominally they were for quickly binding paper that had been through a 2- or 3-hole punch.

  Really, they were for making badass clocks in kindergarten.

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  • Tahl_eN@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Technically, the paper doesn’t need to have been punched, that’s why they’re pointy. You can just jam them through the paper and open the veins.

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    • wjrii@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s just reckless! You’re a maverick who doesn’t play by the rules! I’m too old for this shit!

      I actually do think the point is there more as an alignment guide for a potentially sloppy stack of punched paper (see also the manila envelopes with brads built in), but I would be lying if I said I never skipped the hole punch when it was just a couple of sheets.

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  • ace_garp@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, decoder wheels and shit.

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