Talk:Spudger

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Infinity... and beyond?[edit]

When the article says that a spudger "has a wide flat-head screwdriver like end that extends to infinity". What exactly does that mean? I was hoping spudgers were tools that could fit in a pocket, but if they go on to infinity, that must be out of the question. They sound much larger than I expected. --Lance E Sloan (talk) 20:29, 15 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Insulating or non-conductive?[edit]

In the second paragraph it says that " A typical spudger is an insulating stick, made of either wood or plastic." Then in the 4th paragraph it says "In telecom applications ... the spudger is made of a non-conductive material to prevent transmission of a static shock or direct short."

Isn't this saying the same thing in two places? If they don't mean two different things, and since this is a very short article, we should only say it once.

Of the two terms, I prefer "non-conductive." "Insulating stick" sounds unusual as we typically think of insulators or insulation as something that covers or lines something with another material so as to eliminate or reduce "the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound." Normally I think of something that surrounds material or is inside material as an insulator. Is anything that you have in your hand that prevents conductivity an insulating object? If any other part of your body makes contact [or if you sweat] then regardless of having an "insulating stick" you are not insulated. This may be a perfectly grammatical usage or a term of art in the field of electricity, telecom, etc., but I think spelling out that it has to be made of non-conductive material would be most helpful to the reader. Ileanadu (talk) 12:58, 13 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Orangewood?[edit]

The link to "orangewood" goes to the generic page for oranges (the fruit), but that page does not have any particular information on the wood. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7D:8E9C:4500:7D64:9B2:9446:180C (talk) 11:10, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]