Yeah, decoder wheels and shit.
Comment on I vaguely remember these but forgot what they were for
wjrii@lemmy.world 1 day agoMore 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.
ace_garp@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Tahl_eN@lemmy.world 20 hours 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.
wjrii@lemmy.world 20 hours 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.