• @bstix@feddit.dk
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    958 months ago

    Only Satan would design a hole that is smaller than the end of a bent paperclip when the entire purpose of the hole is to put something into it.

      • @CleoTheWizard@lemmy.world
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        38 months ago

        For anyone else who ever has this problem, there are easier ways than a paper clip and hammer.

        I have used pencil lead (0.5mm) successfully. You get a short piece and push hard, it might hurt your thumb a bit but it works. Obviously most needles work but I have used things like safety pins from the back of a shirt pin. I’ve also used the tip of mechanical pencils in a pinch. And if you’re crafty you can do something (carefully) with a toothpick and a knife to shave the tip down. Dumbest thing I’ve ever used is a disposable flosser that had a toothpick on the end. I also used that to clean USB C ports. All of these also similarly work on small reset buttons on routers and such.

      • @bstix@feddit.dk
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        15 months ago

        I guess it’s called a SIM card eject pin tool, but you’ll usually find them in cell phone toolkits.

        • @leanleft@lemmy.ml
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          5 months ago

          some are thicker or thinner than others. some phones have a superthin hole. so some ejectors or a paperclip won’t work (for some phones).

          maybe the superthin variety is the most common variety out there. but i have a collection and they are nearly all thick.