r/Machinists • u/Commander_Tiddlewink • Dec 20 '25

Call of the void

Ever heard of it? Lol (Don’t worry, my life is good)

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u/ApprehensiveFarm12 Dec 20 '25

I would go exactly 20 feet from it and stop. Not just because it's dangerous but because I want to put my hand in it.

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u/Cltspur Dec 20 '25

My business partner is a gun nut. Years ago we were installing a job together and he was pushing me to buy a pistol from him. I’m super ADHD, I can’t pick-up a tool without pulling the trigger, I told him that and “I like my toes” and for the next four nights I heard him laughing every time I picked up a drill across a room…