This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It’s a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

  • weeeeum@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Swiss army knives. You’ll find at least one in everyone’s bedside drawer or junk drawer.

    Ive found them dull all the time, but never broken

    The TSA confiscates tens of thousands of these things

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      1 month ago

      Ive found them dull all the time, but never broken

      Victorinox uses a steel that favours corrosion resistance over hardness. They’re easy to sharpen though, I’ve even used the underside of a ceramic coffee cup.