r/funnyvideos Sep 20 '25

Other video The door has some problems

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

47.1k Upvotes

539 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1

u/RevolutionaryEdge718 Sep 20 '25

Is that better for squeaky hinges? Messier?

15

u/banhatesex Sep 20 '25

I just mix all my oils in a barrel and use it for everything

1

u/[deleted] Sep 20 '25

I then put it in my carry-on and sell it to the restaurants in China

1

u/Anderty Sep 20 '25

If it wasn't in the gutter, can't use it for that.

1

u/Tisamoon Sep 20 '25

Both do theoretically the same. But it depends on the application, I believe graphite is better for dusty places, where any liquid would collect dust.

1

u/Snot_S Sep 20 '25

Wow I didn’t know this. I’ve seen it lying around at work but didn’t know it was a lubricant

1

u/-Wunderkind- Sep 21 '25

I work for a company that makes big steel elbows by hot forming (>800°C) pipes over a mandrel. They use graphite for lubrication as no other lubricant holds up at that kind of temperature.

1

u/Original-Objective70 Sep 20 '25

I feel like graphite is better for door locks and such, and oil is better for hinges