Doesn’t that imply some rotational energy the act doesn’t have? Unless I’m doing it wrong. And although screws DO go in and out, they do it awfully slowly.
If we’re going to use mechanical metaphors, wouldn’t “pistoning” be more apt?
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It’s literal for ducks
Ever been to a pig farm? The metaphor is more obvious to farm kids.
Screwing, nailing, smashing, pounding… it’s about one thing going into another.