Henceforth someone trying to build an engine could pluck a standard 8-gauge, 32-threads-per-inch machine screw off the shelf.

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We hung a backpack off of an ice screw to block some of the debris funneling down the chute, but mostly all I could do was hold the rope and cower while Jim led up.

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Pop off the antenna, collapse it, and screw it into the attached charm -- "geeky" doesn't even begin to describe it.

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The back slides off for when you need to replace those AAs -- though interestingly, you'll need a screw driver to do so.

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