Comment on A drill technically becomes a screwdriver when you insert a drill bit into it
tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 hours agoIf the attachment is what makes it a screwdriver, then the attachment is also what makes it a drill.
An electric kitchen mixer is not a drill. At least, it wasn’t designed to be one. But I could weld a drill bit on there and turn it into something which can maybe drill - if terribly.
Similarly, the ‘device’ part of what we call an electric drill can’t drill anything, not until you put the drill bit in. It’s not a drill in its base form - just a useless handheld spinny thing waiting for a purpose.
But I could add a whisk and turn it into a kitchen mixer…