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11-04-2012, 00:10

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Re: Funny things to ask for on the PA system

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Originally Posted by That 281 Guy

At Championships last year, we asked Pit Admin for a metric crescent wrench. For those of you who don't get it, a crescent wrench is the same thing as an ajustable wrench, so they can't be metric or otherwise. Pit Admin fell for it though

Actually, Crescent is a brand name and the do make metric wrenches. These would be "metric Crescent wrenches". The use of Crescent wrench to describe an adjustable wrench is colloquial. That being said, there is no such thing as an adjustable metric Crescent wrench.

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