Stop in for a cup of coffee

Miniature example of what happens when there are nicks, cuts, or pits and the metal is twisted back and forth.
The stresses in the reduced section are high, and highest where there is an abrupt discontinuity.

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engine shop thought these would be OK. Wrong.
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This one didn't make the first thousand miles.

I have seen the exact failure in engines at work. Nicks and scratches in springs are bad things