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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 35 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Now it's a horizontal drill of sorts.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

It's an Archimedes screw. Great for moving fluids, grain, etc. Or in actual drill-form, they remove the swarf from the hole.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 3 days ago

Ah yes, of course!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_screw

I knew our DNA was trying to screw us all.

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