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		pmdulaney on Feb 5, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about... I read it 45 years ago and liked it. But the only thing that sticks in my memory -- and it is enough, I suppose -- is the author helping his friend fix his motorcycle with a piece of shim made on the spot from a Coke can.

danieltrembath on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

Same. Almost every time I see a can the phrase 'best shim stock in the world' jumps into my brain!

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