TIL “Inbus” is not really equivalent to Innensechskant, as it refers to a company that produces allen keys and has just become synonymous with it in German, like “Tempo” has for tissues.
EDIT: Turns out it’s the same in English, Allen is a company and the more generic term is hex key.
yeah, in my house we’d call them plus screwdrivers and stanley screwdrivers. i call them slot screwdrivers (probably, i’m typing not screwing) now, but thanks for that mindfuck dad.
TIL “Inbus” is not really equivalent to Innensechskant, as it refers to a company that produces allen keys and has just become synonymous with it in German, like “Tempo” has for tissues.
EDIT: Turns out it’s the same in English, Allen is a company and the more generic term is hex key.
yeah, in my house we’d call them plus screwdrivers and stanley screwdrivers. i call them slot screwdrivers (probably, i’m typing not screwing) now, but thanks for that mindfuck dad.