# Were Phillips screwdrivers designed to "cam-out"?

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**Created:** [December 31, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/were-phillips-screwdrivers-designed-to-cam-out/57870 "2020-12-31T14:08:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 31, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/were-phillips-screwdrivers-designed-to-cam-out/57870/9 "2020-12-31T18:30:51Z")

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From “One Good Turn - A natural history of the screwdriver and the screw” by Witold Rybczynski.

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