Hex Screws, the Chronic Dummy Version

socket-head hex screw

Some names just keep showing up on our nominations list, freelancers whose ignorance apparently knows no bounds – or at least freelancers who are constitutionally unable to copy, reword, and paste information that's actually useful. One such character is a guy named Jonra Springs, herein making his fifth appearance in his fifth different category. Check out some of the dumbassery Springs managed to get published at eHow, now appearing at Hunker.com, in a post he calls "How to Remove a Hex Screw." You'll be amused...

Jonra opened with the DMS-mandated¹ introduction, in which he made it pretty clear that he either knew little about the topic (a little scary for someone who claims a background in airplane mechanics) or was just a lousy writer:

"A hex screw is a commonly used fastener on several machines and electronic devices. These types of screws have a hexagonal opening in the head with a standard or metric measurement."

Wait: only used on "several machines," Jonra? Shouldn't that be "many machines"? Lousy content editors...

Jonra went on to explain (in excruciating detail) how to use an Allen wrench (aka "hex key") to loosen an Allen screw, aka an "internal hex screw." He didn't bother to mention external hex screws, and he also glossed over security hex screws that require a hollow-ended hex wrench. While he was at it (had he not been in such a hurry to collect his stipend), Springs probably should have mentioned T-handle hex wrenches and our favorite, ball-end hex wrenches. We also weren't that impressed by his first step, which was to,

"Insert the long end of various hex-key wrenches into the hexagonal slot of a hex screw until you find a wrench that fits into the slot."

We would have probably said "either end" or even the short end, since you have better control with it. We also wouldn't call a hexagonal opening a "slot," but maybe that's just us.
But Jonra was in hella hurry, leaving us no choice but to award him one of several Dumbass of the Day awards. Lazy schmuck.

¹ DMS was Demand Media Studios, parent company of eHow.com. They now call themselves "Leaf Group."

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