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The first thing I do in most situations ![Java | [Coffee]](https://codeproject.global.ssl.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/coffee.gif)
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality.
That means of course that they don't exist.
However, they do!
∫(Edo )dx = Tzumer
∑k( this.Kid) k = this. ♥
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Even if you fix it altogether (5%).
But, eh, nothing like vintage refurbished electronic to prove our masculine engineering esteem...
It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality.
That means of course that they don't exist.
However, they do!
∫(Edo )dx = Tzumer
∑k( this.Kid) k = this. ♥
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Don't forget the environmental cost of replacement - reuse, repair, recycle should be your mantra!
(Frequently followed by re-injure, readmit-to-A&E, repurchase.)
The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)
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But if you replace the item with more than £15, it will be worth to it a try of an un-screw 
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I have a photo of me as a 4-year old standing on a chair with a screwdriver taking the faceplate off a light switch. I'm smart and creative because my parents didn't shelter me from the world.
I remember another time when I was 5 or 6. I had little battery operated train. The batteries kept dying. I knew that there was electricity in the wall, so I grabbed 2 wires from my dad's shop, stripped the ends, put them on the +/- of the train, and put the other ends in the wall socket. There was a poof of smoke, and my train didn't work anymore. That day I learned the difference between 3VDC and 120VAC.
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very nice, before a person can create, he/she must has the experience of messing it.
before a person success on something unknown, he/she has to taste the feel of failure of it.
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I pried open the transformer that didn't work (brand new) that went with my never used USB to SATA/IDE converter. It rattled! I discovered that it came brand new with an exploded capacitor, the fuse on the circuit board blown and the rattling part was something that melted out of the circuit board when it blew. It was passed by QC #4  who must have thought that sizzling sound was correct. 
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There could be some workarounds.
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Are we talking a normal screw driver, or a sonic one[^]? 
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But it depends on the replacement cost. If it's cheap, go crazy on it. If it's expensive, send it in for a replacement (assuming it's under warranty).
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...and proceed with caution before breaking the thing
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What if there's no net? Oh no!
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Then its manufacturer will scream after they've seen what I've done to it!!!
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Because that's what Engineers do
By the way have you to tried with this Screwdriver
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Yummy screwdriver, ain't.
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Agree...
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...then I go crazy with the screwdriver.
The universe is composed of electrons, neutrons, protons and......morons. (ThePhantomUpvoter)
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You'll gonna be like this ^ when you don't unplug it.
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I think that covers the last three options!
3) Screw it, Ask a friend / neighbour / random stranger to take a look for you
4) Screw it, Go crazy with the screwdriver
5) Screw it, Replace the item.
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If it moves and it's not supposed to apply duct tape.
If it doesn't move and it's supposed to apply WD40.
Problem solved!
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Yes! If I recall, in the movie Gran Tarino, Clint Eastwood says something along the lines of any man worth his salt can do anything with duct tape or WD40 
"I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak
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Message Closed
modified 21-Nov-20 21:01pm.
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I lived in rural KY when younger and my ex-wifes uncle was a gentleman farmer and his toolbox was Vice grips, Duct tape and WD40, a screw driver and bailing wire...that was it!
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If I can exchange the product then I am all for that instead of tinkering around with it.
Yes most likely the average tech savy person could fix most problems, but its the average non-tech savy person that I think of. So if I find that it's a difficult to use product and if the product has a steep learning curve to operate then I will encourage them to buy something else.
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