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Cishe unesigamu seshumi nambili salokhu ekhaya, ekhabetheni lakho ledeski, ibhokisi lamathuluzi, noma amathuluzi amaningi: insimbi ye-hex prism engamayintshi ambalwa ubude, ngokuvamile igotshwa ibe umumo ongu-L. Okhiye be-Hex, abaziwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuthi okhiye be-hex, bayizixhumi zesimanje ezisetshenziswa kakhulu futhi zisetshenziselwa ukuhlanganisa yonke into kusukela kufenisha eshibhile ye-chipboard kuya ezinjinini zezimoto ezibizayo. Ikakhulukazi ngenxa ye-IKEA, izigidi zabantu abangakaze bashaye isando ngesipikili baphendule ukhiye we-hex.
Kodwa avelaphi amathuluzi atholakala yonke indawo? Umlando we-hex wrench uqala ngomngane wayo, ibholiti ethobekile, eyavela kunguquko yezimboni njengengxenye yesethi yezingxenye ezisezingeni lomhlaba ezingakhiqizwa noma kuphi emhlabeni.
I-CHF 61 ($66): Izindleko zokuthenga idokhumenti esemthethweni enamakhasi ayisishiyagalolunye ye-Global Hex Key Standard.
8000: Imikhiqizo ye-IKEA iza nokhiye we-hex, ngokusho komkhulumeli we-IKEA engxoxweni abe nayo neQuartz.
Amabhawodi okuqala enziwa ngesandla ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-15, kodwa ukukhiqizwa ngobuningi kwaqala ngesikhathi seNguquko Yezimboni ngokufika kwenjini yesitimu, i-power loom, ne-cotton gin. Ekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, amabhawodi ensimbi ayevamile, kodwa amakhanda awo ayizikwele ayeyingozi ezisebenzini zasefekthri—amakhona ayevame ukubamba izingubo, abangela izingozi. Izibophelelo ezingaphandle eziyindilinga azinamatheli, ngakho abasunguli bafihle i-engeli ecijile edingekayo ukuze ibholithi ingene ngokuphephile, ifinyeleleke kuphela ngesikrufu se-hex. U-William J. Allen ugunyaze lo mbono e-United States ngo-1909, futhi inkampani yakhe enegama elifanayo yafana nesikrufu esidingekayo ezikulungeni zakhe zokuphepha.
Amantongomane e-Hex nama-wrenches kwaba indlela eyinhloko yokuqinisa ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II lapho ama-Allies ebona ukubaluleka kokuba nezinsimbi ezishintshashintshayo. I-International Organisation for Standardization yasungulwa ngo-1947, futhi omunye wemisebenzi yayo yokuqala kwakuwukusungula osayizi bezikulufu ezijwayelekile. Amabhawodi e-Hex nama-wrenches manje asetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke. I-IKEA yaqala ukusebenzisa i-hex wrench ngawo-1960 futhi yatshela iQuartz ukuthi leli thuluzi elilula lihlanganisa umqondo othi “wenza ingxenye yakho”. Senza ingxenye yethu. Ake songe ndawonye. “
Ngokuqondene ne-Allen Manufacturing, yaqale yatholwa yi-Apex Tool Group, umkhiqizi womhlaba wonke owatholwa kamuva yi-Bain Capital ngo-2013. Le nkampani yayeka ukusebenzisa uhlobo lwe-Allen ngenxa yokuthi ukutholakala kwayo yonke indawo kwayenza yaba ithuluzi lokumaketha elingenamsebenzi. Kodwa i-hex wrench ngokwayo iwusizo kakhulu kunangaphambili uma unesihlalo sebhayisikili ozosilungisa noma i-Lagkapten ukuze uhlangane.
Bavame kangakanani okhiye be-hex? Intatheli igqekeze umuzi wayo yathola inqwaba (yacabanga ukuthi cishe izoyilahla iningi lawo). Nokho, izinsuku zabo zokubusa sezizophela. Umkhulumeli we-IKEA utshele uQuartz: "Inhloso yethu ukudlulela esixazululweni esilula, esingenamathuluzi esizonciphisa isikhathi sokuhlanganisa futhi senze inqubo yokuhlanganisa ifenisha ibe mnandi."
Ngo-1818: Umkhandi wezinsimbi uMicah Rugg uvula isikhungo sokuqala esizinikezele sokukhiqiza amabhawodi e-United States, sikhiqiza amabhawodi angama-500 ngosuku ngo-1840.
1909: UWilliam J. Allen ufaka ilungelo lobunikazi lokuqala lesikulufu sokuphepha esiqhutshwa yi-hex, nakuba umbono ungase ube khona amashumi eminyaka.
1964: U-John Bondhus usungula “i-screwdriver”, ithiphu eyindilinga esetshenziswa ku-wrench ye-hex esonta into yokubopha nge-engeli.
I-hex wrench yadalwa ngobunjiniyela obunembayo, okuvumela ukukhiqizwa kwenqwaba yezingxenye ezishintshayo ukuze kuthathelwe indawo izibophelelo ezingajwayelekile.
Unjiniyela waseBrithani u-Henry Maudslay unconywa ngokusungula umshini wokuqala wokusika izikulufo onembayo ngo-1800, futhi intambo yakhe yokusika isikulufu yavumela izibophelelo ezicishe zifane ukuthi zikhiqizwe ngobuningi. UMaudsley wayeyingane ehlakaniphile okwathi, eneminyaka engu-19 ubudala, wabelwa ukuphatha ishabhu. Wakha ne-micrometer yokuqala eyayimvumela ukuba alinganise izingxenye ezincane njengo-1/1000 weyintshi, ayibiza ngokuthi “Umahluleli Omkhulu” ngoba imele isinqumo sokugcina sokuthi umkhiqizo uyahlangabezana yini nezindinganiso zakhe. Namuhla, izikulufo azinqunywa ukuze zibumbe, kodwa zibunjwa ngocingo.
I-“Hex Key” iyisinonimu yokuphathelene engakwazi ukubhaliswa njengophawu lokuhweba ngenxa yokuba khona kwayo yonke indawo, njenge-Kleenex, i-Xerox ne-Velcro. Ochwepheshe bakubiza ngokuthi "ukubulawa kohlanga".
Isiphi i-hex wrench esilungele ikhaya lakho? Ochwepheshe bomkhiqizo wabathengi be-Wirecutter bahlole izinhlobonhlobo zama-wrenches e-hex, futhi uma uthanda ukuxoxa ngama-engeli okufaka i-fastener nokusingatha ama-ergonomics, hlola ukubuyekezwa kwabo okugunyaziwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho: inawo wonke amathuluzi owadingayo ukuze wenze ifenisha ye-IKEA.
Kunhlolovo ye-Moments yangesonto eledlule, ama-43% athi azokwakha uxhaxha olusimeme noFrito-Lay, ama-39% akhethe u-Taylor Swift, kwathi u-18% ancamela isivumelwano ne-HBO Max.
I-imeyili yanamuhla ibhalwe u-Tim Fernholz (othole isipiliyoni sibuhlungu) futhi yahlelwa nguSusan Howson (othanda ukuhlukanisa izinto) kanye no-Annalize Griffin (ukhiye we-hex ezinhliziyweni zethu).
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