IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareDandomRude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThese things are called “Dübel,” which is also a casual term for joint in German, and can also be used as a verb: “einen dübeln” means to smoke a joint — all things that help humanity progress.
minus-squarephilpo@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoFunny enough, before “einen dübeln” became smoking weed it was also used for fucking. Which left me very confused a few times.
These things are called “Dübel,” which is also a casual term for joint in German, and can also be used as a verb: “einen dübeln” means to smoke a joint — all things that help humanity progress.
Funny enough, before “einen dübeln” became smoking weed it was also used for fucking. Which left me very confused a few times.