IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1181arrow-down13
arrow-up1178arrow-down1external-linkTIL the plastic wall plug, used in homes and construction worldwide, was invented by German engineer Artur Fischer in 1958. His simple nylon dowel forever changed how we hang, fix, and build.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down3·4 days agoAnd these are the wrong ones for any kind of drywall, which is like 97.2% of homes in the US. Even brick often has drywall or plaster on the interior now. They work well in hard materials, like brick, concrete, etc.
minus-squareacockworkorange@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·4 days agoThat’s because they were designed for hard materials. Like the ones found in European and Latin American residences.
minus-squareSchmidtGenetics@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoSecond to last one, twist in drywall anchors. I prefer the metal myself though.
And these are the wrong ones for any kind of drywall, which is like 97.2% of homes in the US. Even brick often has drywall or plaster on the interior now.
They work well in hard materials, like brick, concrete, etc.
That’s because they were designed for hard materials. Like the ones found in European and Latin American residences.
Second to last one, twist in drywall anchors. I prefer the metal myself though.