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Mhlawumbi unesiqingatha seshumi elinesibini kwezi ekhaya, kwidrowa yedesika yakho, kwibhokisi yesixhobo, okanye izixhobo ezininzi: iiprism zentsimbi ezizii-intshi ezimbalwa ubude, ezidla ngokugoba zibe ngu-L.Izitshixo ze-Hex, ezaziwa ngokusesikweni njengezitshixo ze-hex, zezona zibophelelo zale mihla kwaye zisetyenziselwa ukudibanisa yonke into ukusuka kwifanitshala ye-chipboard enexabiso eliphantsi ukuya kwiinjini zemoto ezibizayo.Ngokukodwa ngokubonga kwi-IKEA, izigidi zabantu abangazange babethe isando ngesikhonkwane baye bajika isitshixo se-hex.
Kodwa zazivela phi ezo zixhobo zixhaphakileyo?Imbali ye-hex wrench iqala kunye neqabane layo, ibholiti ethobekileyo, eyavela kwinguqu yezemveliso njengenxalenye yesethi ekumgangatho wehlabathi yamacandelo anokuveliswa naphi na emhlabeni.
I-CHF 61 ($66): Iindleko zokuthenga uxwebhu olusemthethweni olunamaphepha alithoba e-Global Hex Key Standard.
I-8000: Iimveliso ze-IKEA ziza kunye nesitshixo se-hex, ngokutsho kwesithethi se-IKEA kudliwano-ndlebe kunye neQuartz.
Iibholithi zokuqala zenziwe ngesandla kwangenkulungwane ye-15, kodwa ukuveliswa ngobuninzi kwaqala ngexesha leNguquko yezoShishino ngokufika kwe-injini yomphunga, ukuluka amandla, kunye ne-cotton gin.Ngasekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-19, iibholithi zentsimbi zazixhaphakile, kodwa iintloko zazo ezisikweri zaziyingozi kubasebenzi bomzi-mveliso—iikona zazibambisa iimpahla, nto leyo eyayibangela iingozi.Iziqhoboshi zangaphandle ezisangqayo azibambeki, ngoko ke abaqambi bafihla i-engile ebukhali efunekayo ukujika ngokukhuselekileyo ibholithi ngaphakathi, ifikeleleke kuphela ngesikrufu seheksi.UWilliam J. Allen unelungelo elilodwa lomenzi wengcinga e-United States ngo-1909, kwaye inkampani yakhe enegama elifanayo yadibana ne-wrench efunekayo kwizikrufu zakhe zokhuseleko.
I-Hex nuts kunye ne-wrenches yaba yeyona ndlela iphambili yokuqinisa emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II xa ii-Allies zabona ukubaluleka kokuba ne-fasteners etshintshanayo.I-International Organisation for Standardization yasekwa ngo-1947, kwaye omnye wemisebenzi yayo yokuqala yayikukuseka ubukhulu bezikrufu eziqhelekileyo.Iibholiti ze-Hex kunye nee-wrenches ngoku zisetyenziswa kwihlabathi liphela.I-IKEA yaqala ukusebenzisa i-hex wrench ngeminyaka yoo-1960 kwaye yaxelela iQuartz ukuba esi sixhobo silula siquka ingqikelelo ethi "wenza indima yakho".Siyayenza indima yethu.Masigcine kunye.“
Ngokuphathelele i-Allen Manufacturing, yafunyanwa okokuqala yi-Apex Tool Group, umenzi wehlabathi owathi kamva wafunyanwa yi-Bain Capital ngo-2013. Inkampani yayeka ukusebenzisa uphawu lwe-Allen ngenxa yokuba ubuninzi bayo buyenze ukuba ibe sisixhobo sokuthengisa esingenamsebenzi.Kodwa i-hex wrench ngokwayo iluncedo ngakumbi kunanini na xa unesihlalo sebhayisekile ukulungisa okanye iLagkapten yokudibanisa.
Ziqheleke kangakanani izitshixo ze-hex?Intatheli yaligqogqa ikhaya layo yaza yafumana inqwaba (kwaye yacinga ukuba yayiya kukhupha uninzi lwayo).Noko ke, imihla yabo yolawulo iya kuphela.Isithethi se-IKEA sixelele iQuartz: "Injongo yethu kukuqhubela phambili kwisisombululo esilula, esingenazixhobo esiza kunciphisa ixesha lokudityaniswa kunye nokwenza inkqubo yokudityaniswa kwefenitshala yonwabe."
Ngo-1818: Umkhandi weentsimbi uMicah Rugg uvula iziko lokuqala elizinikeleyo lokuvelisa iibholiti e-United States, livelisa iibholiti ezingama-500 ngosuku ngo-1840.
Ngo-1909: UWilliam J. Allen ufaka i-patent yokuqala ye-screw yokhuseleko oluqhutywa yi-hex, nangona ingcamango inokuba ikhona amashumi eminyaka.
Ngo-1964: UJohn Bondhus usungula "i-screwdriver", ithiphu engqukuva esetyenziswa kwi-hex wrench ejija i-fastener kwi-engile.
I-hex wrench yenziwe ngobunjineli obuchanekileyo, ivumela imveliso yobuninzi yamalungu atshintshekayo ukuba athathe indawo yeziqhoboshi ezingekho mgangathweni.
Injineli yaseBritane uHenry Maudslay unikwe imbeko ngokwenza omnye woomatshini bokuqala bokusika izikrufu ngo-1800, kwaye ilele yakhe yokusika izikrufu yavumela ukuba iziqhoboshi eziphantse zifane ezifanayo zenziwe ngobuninzi.UMaudsley wayengumntwana okrelekrele owathi, eneminyaka eyi-19, wabelwa ukuba aqhube ucweyo.Kwakhona wakha i-micrometer yokuqala eyamvumela ukuba alinganise iinxalenye ezincinci njenge-1/1000 ye-intshi, awayibiza ngokuthi "uMgwebi Omkhulu" kuba imele isigqibo sokugqibela malunga nokuba imveliso idibana nemigangatho yakhe.Namhlanje, izikrufu azinqunyulwa zibe zimilo, kodwa zibunjwe ngocingo.
"Isitshixo seHex" sisithethantonye sobunikazi esingenakubhaliswa njengophawu lwentengiso ngenxa yobuninzi bayo, njengeKleenex, Xerox kunye neVelcro.Iingcali ziyibiza "i-genocide".
Yeyiphi ihex wrench ilungele ikhaya lakho?Iingcali zemveliso yabathengi be-Wirecutter ziye zavavanya iindidi ze-hex wrenches, kwaye ukuba uyakonwabela ukuxoxa ngee-engile zokungena kunye nokuphatha i-ergonomics, jonga uphononongo lwabo olugunyazisiweyo.Ngaphezulu: inazo zonke izixhobo ozidingayo ukwenza ifenitshala ye-IKEA.
Kuvoto lweveki ephelileyo, i-43% ithe izakwakha ikhonkco lonikezelo oluzinzileyo kunye noFrito-Lay, i-39% ikhethe uTaylor Swift, kwaye i-18% ikhethe isivumelwano kunye ne-HBO Max.
I-imeyile yanamhlanje ibhalwe nguTim Fernholz (ofumene amava abuhlungu) yaza yahlelwa nguSusan Howson (othanda ukuhlukanisa izinto) kunye no-Annalize Griffin (isitshixo se-hex kwiintliziyo zethu).
Impendulo echanekileyo kwimibuzo nguD., iLincoln Bolt esize nayo.Kodwa ezinye ziibholiti zokwenyani!