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[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 6 points 1 month ago (13 children)

What do ball bearings have to do with railroads, and why can't they buy them from China?

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago (5 children)

The Chinese ones are just malteasers painted silver

[–] polumrak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've actually recently ordered a pair from Aliexpress! My vacuum brush has one inside and it became unsealed. All the grease inside got replaced with hair. So I got a replacement from Aliexpress, and it's both sealed properly and with enough precision for my vacuum to operate properly. So the takeaway is they don't make maltesers this small.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A ball bearing in a vaccum cleaner is a bit different from one on a trains axles...

[–] polumrak@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah those are definitely maltesers

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