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RATIO ALERT: NYT journo shocked to discover that 'regular humans' use zip ties for 'legal' purposes

"Who says people at the NYT are out of touch with the common people?"

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Purple_Urkle

2021-01-13 11:27:19 PM

Zip ties are better than the knobs for these common shelves.

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ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha

2021-01-13 11:28:22 PM

Those were flex cuff not zip ties

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ShavedOrangutan

2021-01-13 11:30:20 PM

Hell yeah, tons of people use zip ties for normal everyday things. But they use this type of zip tie:

Zip tie cuffs like this:

Like our distinguished idiot from the failed coup attempt were carrying, are not. They are in no way the same thing.

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Exluddite

2021-01-13 11:30:35 PM

Except that the assholes in question were carrying the same zip ties that cops sometimes use.
This wasn't because he might encounter sloppy cable management.

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Sub Human

2021-01-13 11:32:08 PM

Zip ties tidy up cable snarls behind my pc/tv entertainment complex. They're handy for that sort of stuff.

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GardenWeasel

2021-01-13 11:34:37 PM

Exluddite: Except that the assholes in question were carrying the same zip ties that cops sometimes use.
This wasn't because he might encounter sloppy cable management.

Come on. They were obviously for cable management. Why do you think all the alarms were pulled out? They were being rewired, dummy. Duh.

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fragMasterFlash

2021-01-13 11:35:45 PM

I have no use for zip tie cuffs but regular zip ties have lots of uses. Most recently I used some to hang up holiday decorations. Sure, temporary use might add a little extra to the plastic that doesn't seem to be recycled much anymore (thanks China) but its not like I have any control over that.

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revrendjim

2021-01-13 11:41:44 PM

Many regular humans have chain saws at home, but don't take them to protest rallies.

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cherryl taggart

2021-01-13 11:47:45 PM

A zip tie is a good single use drain cleaner. Especially if you have a steady hand with a sharp knife. You can feather the pointed end so that when you stick it into the drain, it will dislodge more buildup.

Less harsh chemicals to run through your plumbing, and flimsy enough not to damage pvc.

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Monty_Zoncolan

2021-01-14 12:04:19 AM

Zip ties can fix or help on any ad-hoc bike repair. I carry about 10 skinny/short zip ties and 2 1/4" big (5 inch?) zip ties.

*Using sticks and zip ties you can actually seal a ruptured tire and tube enough to "ride it out" unless it's right by the valve.

Nothing like those dudes had though

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cman

2021-01-14 12:06:09 AM

Cable management inside of PC case is what I mostly use them for

But the asshole from DC brought shiat that is inappropriate for such an application

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wearsmanyhats

2021-01-14 01:00:08 AM

fragMasterFlash: I have no use for zip tie cuffs but regular zip ties have lots of uses. Most recently I used some to hang up holiday decorations. Sure, temporary use might add a little extra to the plastic that doesn't seem to be recycled much anymore (thanks China) but its not like I have any control over that.

In the past I have hung christmas lights on my house by stapling zip ties to the wood, then zipping them closed around the string of lights. Works quite well.

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MrBallou

2021-01-14 01:01:29 AM

I've been trying to convince Republicans online that they're great for autoerotic asphyxiation. We'll see if it pays off.

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Snapper Carr

2021-01-14 02:51:54 AM

Yes but I generally don't attend political rallies with them.

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grimlock1972

2021-01-14 02:52:56 AM

Regular zip ties have a ton of uses, Zip tie cuffs have but a single purpose to secure a subjects limbs. Any other use you might try using zip cuffs for would be handled as well if not better by normal zip ties.

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Dasher McHappenstance

2021-01-14 03:21:46 AM

Dolphins yes, porpoises no.

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dodecahedron

2021-01-14 04:02:39 AM

I use them in the garden all the time.

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dodecahedron

2021-01-14 04:03:27 AM

dodecahedron: I use them in the garden all the time.

(not the cuffs)

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sinko swimo

2021-01-14 04:19:07 AM

cherryl taggart: A zip tie is a good single use drain cleaner. Especially if you have a steady hand with a sharp knife. You can feather the pointed end so that when you stick it into the drain, it will dislodge more buildup.

Less harsh chemicals to run through your plumbing, and flimsy enough not to damage pvc.

This is the most intelligent thing I've ever seen you share on Fark.

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Rapmaster2000

2021-01-14 04:23:37 AM

The people who are extremely pedantic about magazines and clips are not nearly as pedantic when it comes to flex cuffs and zip ties.

I guess we've given up on Antifa now. We're at the "If he meant it, then it wasn't as bad as it looked" stage.

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Jesus McSordid

2021-01-14 04:26:08 AM

I have zip ties in several sizes. I use them to tidy cables, secure things, or to seal tubing in my brewing apparatus. But I don't think I have anything that would serve the purpose these arseclowns had in mind.

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moothemagiccow

2021-01-14 04:42:25 AM

I don't own any zip ties because I only need like 3 and you have to buy 50 of them at a time

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Unobtanium

2021-01-14 04:50:17 AM

I've used then in combination with heat-shrink tubing to replace a lost do-hickey on the end of a cord to keep the cord from retracting into a hole.

Also to hang banners at work.

The big ones are all over our freight docks to help tie down cargo in various ways.

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dodecahedron

2021-01-14 04:51:17 AM

moothemagiccow: I don't own any zip ties because I only need like 3 and you have to buy 50 of them at a time

dollar store

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Gramma

2021-01-14 04:51:57 AM

I use them to hold a sock-like lint filter to the washing machine drain hose. It catches the lint so that it doesn't clog the pump that pumps the water up to the septic system.

I also used one as a way to faster my drivers' side mirror in place when it broke. It worked great.

They are handy. Right up there with duct tape and WD40.

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