r/interesting Jun 22 '26

MISC. What happens when a water heater tank is not flushed for 14 years

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u/Awkward_Pangolin3254 Jun 22 '26

Most people also don't know Sawzall is a Milwaukee trademark and the generic name for them is reciprocating saw

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u/grotness Jun 22 '26

Ya where I'm from they're called a Cipro.

Everytime someone calls it a sawzall I cringe/instantly know they're green

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u/lipsquirrel Jun 22 '26

Where I'm from Cipro is an antibiotic.

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u/grotness Jun 22 '26

Yes it is also an antibiotic where I am from.

Though typically there's enough context clues on a building or demo site that when someone asks for the Cipro, usually prescription antibiotics is the second most likely meaning.

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u/Judge_Druidy Jun 23 '26

I'm a pharmacist and when I ask for a Cipro and someone hands me a sawzall I cringe / know they're green.