Make mine a hammer

retrojoe

#1 – 7:59 AM July 28, 2009

They call this a "monkey" wrench, despite it not being a monkey wrench. It's an crescent style adjustable wrench. A monkey wrench is similar to a modern pipe wrench.

HeatherB

#2 – 8:22 AM July 28, 2009

Really retrojoe? And I call it a spanner or adjustable spanner to be more precise.

retrojoe

#3 – 8:43 AM July 28, 2009

@Heatherb> Well, spanner or wrench it's still not a monkey :)

David Shackelford

#4 – 10:13 AM July 28, 2009

The "Monkey Wrench" comes straight from the Japanese copy, where they call it a "Digital Ratchet Wrench Type"

HeatherB

#5 – 1:07 PM July 28, 2009

Really? Because a spanner wrench and monkey wrench are pretty much the same thing in the UK. The monkey wrench is an adjustable wrench (spanner in British English) and it should actually be a Moncky wrench. But then we wouldn't want to split hairs would we? :)

toxonix

#6 – 1:34 PM July 28, 2009

This is an adjustable wrench. "Spanner" is a derogatory term for person of Spanish descent.

PaulR

#7 – 1:47 PM July 28, 2009

toxonix:
Maybe where you come from. But no place I've ever been in...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrench

It's a "clé à molette numérique".

retrojoe

#8 – 3:27 PM July 28, 2009

Monkey Wrench

adjustable spanner/wrench/whathaveyou

If you want to split hairs, a monkey wrench is a type of adjustable wrench/spanner. But not all adjustable wrenches are monkey wrenches. It is misused here.

Anony Mouse

#9 – 11:52 PM July 28, 2009

Dis ol' hammuh, it shine like silver...

HeatherB

#10 – 5:29 AM July 29, 2009

You take things far to serious Retrojoe. I honestly didn't even care.

Owen

#11 – 11:30 PM July 29, 2009

Enough of this back torque...

cha0tic

#12 – 5:47 AM August 3, 2009

Well in my industry (music) we call it an AJ.