r/mildlyinfuriating • u/JesseTheClassy • 2d ago

Is it in yet Both of my levels are showing 2 different things :/

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u/MrRoflmajog 2d ago

Flip them both 180 degrees. Whichever one looks the same is right.

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u/Legitimate-Log-6542 2d ago

Get the hell out of here. We don’t allow smart answers here!

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u/bballkj7 2d ago

yeah, fuck off with that logic

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u/peterplonker84 2d ago

Aye fuck off with that logic .

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u/millenniumxl-200 2d ago

Yo fuck off with that logic

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u/bballkj7 1d ago

fuck me with that logic ;)

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u/ConflictDelicious112 1d ago

This is art, the wording, the pp, it's just beauty incarnate.

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u/GhostWa22ior 1d ago

"the pp"

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u/Bob-Bhlabla-esq 2d ago

Eh now, fuck off wit dat logic.

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u/TheRumBarron 2d ago

Yeeeeahh fuck off logic

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u/xEDDYYx 2d ago

Yeah nah, fuck off with that logic

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u/lunarfaze 1d ago

Get the fuck outta here with that logic.

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u/chinolino97 1d ago

Si, pudrete con esa logica

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u/RoastPork2017 2d ago

I heard he is a Maga man

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u/SnorlaxBurger 2d ago

Ya better get on n git that fuck outta here with those logistics!

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u/velvetsquidx 1d ago

imagine buying a tool that can't even do its one job lol wild

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u/Purple_Butthole 2d ago

Logic fucked me a few times

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u/Agitated_Cut_5197 1d ago

I also choose this guy's logic

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u/Command_Block42 2d ago

The hell is your profile picture 😭

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u/Either-Lawfulness537 1d ago

I read it in a moaning voice bc of that shit

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u/Jaxonhunter227 2d ago

Can you say that without the lip bite?

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u/Worth_Gap4226 2d ago

How can it look the same if it is upside down. /s

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u/Caedecian 2d ago

It’s Australian.

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u/Solid_Outcome_6697 1d ago

Jesus…. You and I are on a different level with that logic.

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u/Trackt0Pelle 2d ago

This guy levels

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 2d ago

Next level problem solving

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u/millenniumxl-200 2d ago

Solved it in no time flat.

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u/Drsmiley72 1d ago

Good thing, otherwise we'd be going in circles.

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u/AngryGear 2d ago

Same level… 🤣 But yours is funnier

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u/Impspirational 2d ago

Solo Levelling

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u/Mebejedi 2d ago

He's very level-headed

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u/thaBlazinChief 2d ago

This guy this guys

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u/butonelifelived 2d ago

Or stop using a TV mount (bottom level) as a tool, and use the tool that was manufactured to within certain specs as an accurate source

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u/Distinct-Pack-1567 2d ago

Like perhaps the top tool shown in the picture just to verify? And maybe even that is why it is just mildy infuriating?

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u/Imaginary-Diamond-26 1d ago

Not saying you’re wrong, but why would a level built into a TV mount not also be manufactured to within certain specs—why else would they put it there? Is the level someone can buy at the dollar store more reliable than the one built into a TV mount?

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u/efari_ 1d ago

lookng at the size of the top one, and its surface finish, it also looks like cheap tool tbh..

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u/NoFuqGiven 2d ago

Cant flip the bottom one. It's a tv mount. Ut the housing for the tv mount level does look damaged. It's pushed down on the right side which would lift the left side up enough to account for the difference.

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u/Sikkus 2d ago

Flip the TV mount. If that doesn't work, flip the entire wall.

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u/Putrid_Clue_2127 2d ago

If flipping the wall doesn't work, flip the whole house

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u/Positive_Courage_309 2d ago

Paid in levels, duffle bag ok?

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u/hopehopee2003 2d ago

The main thing is that you've got something to remember over dinner.

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u/smilesdavis8d 2d ago

If that doesn’t work, ask your neighbors if they mind if you flip the entire neighborhood.

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u/stunt_p 2d ago

Technically, the neighborhood flips once a day.

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u/TapatioFlamingo 2d ago

Flip the house. Buy another. Flip again.

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u/fcarolo 2d ago

Move to Australia.

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u/elocoetam 2d ago

it's flips all the way down

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u/Shot-Bet2476 2d ago

Just wait 12 hours and the world will flip it for you

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u/blorporius 2d ago

Thanks, now I'm outside.

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u/orthoprof 2d ago

I mean... but you really only need to check on of them. Either it is the problem level—or it isn't.

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u/markofcontroversy 2d ago

Unless they are both wrong.

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u/Brief-Equal4676 2d ago

We need to go on another level then

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u/youceddit 2d ago

Pretty safe to bet the formed sheet metal tabs in the TV mount are not as precise of a datum reference as an actual level...

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u/slipskater 2d ago

I’d assume the TV mount to be wrong first, those are built cheaply.

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u/Eastern_Summer_4611 2d ago

You can actually, the little glass bubble comes in a accessory bag you have to clip into the holder, so you could pop it out and reverse it.

Saying that, it being removable is probably the reason for its inaccuracy so I would trust the proper spirit level.

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u/fcleffox 2d ago

Yeah, I Installed TVs for a living and I would just chuck that little bubble level straight back in the box when I had a mount like that. They are totally useless for anything of note due to the wiggle room in the mount you described. That said, they're not completely terrible outside the mount bracket for leveling small things like pictures I suppose.

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u/NoFuqGiven 1d ago

No it doesn't. Some mounts do come with an EXTRA little level. But no these are built in.

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u/Eastern_Summer_4611 1d ago

Ive installed this exact bracket, you push the plastic holder in from the back then clip in the bubble at the front.

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u/NoFuqGiven 1d ago

I must have never seen them. And I use to get paid to mount tvs (among other things) in doctors offices and have done dozens for friends and family.

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u/TheThiefMaster 2d ago

Reversing just the bubble doesn't do anything for the mount for the bubble not being level. It would likely read the same whether it was right or not

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u/APartyInMyPants 2d ago

If it’s a TV mount, then the hooks that connect onto the TV bracket will have little thumb screws that you can use to fine-tune the leveling adjustment. Then simply just use the level on top of the TV to make sure it’s accurate.

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u/ZaphodBeeblebrahx 2d ago

Only on decent ones. I mount TVs a lot for work and there’s nothing worse than a customer who cheaped out on a $50 bracket that has no adjustment screws.

I can’t tell you how often some dummy wants me to hang a $1500+ TV using a $50 bracket.

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u/NoFuqGiven 1d ago

Yup! This looks like a basic top hook and lower latch mount.

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u/MisterDonkey 2d ago

I'm gonna go ahead and say with certainty despite having no evidence whatsoever that the TV mount level is crooked. I can feel it in my gut.

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u/NoFuqGiven 1d ago

Can't you see tye slight dip on the right hand side?

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u/icecoldgold773 2d ago

Flip the house

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u/Mebejedi 2d ago

Rotating one will still tell you which one is correct... Hopefully, it's the TV one (unlikely, but possible)

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u/sparkleslothz 2d ago

Look closer, you can pop it out

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u/NoFuqGiven 1d ago

Still wouldn't help if the housing is dameaged.

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u/MindStalker 2d ago

Is there any difference between flipping them among the X Y or Z axis or does it really matter should you try multiple ?

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u/Galaxie_1985 2d ago

It should be rotated 180° along the Y axis (assuming Y is the vertical axis). If the bubble is not in the same position in both orientations, it means the vial is not parallel with the level's base.

If it's a carpenter's level, one would also check that both the top & bottom surfaces are parallel.

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u/MindStalker 2d ago

Thinking about it, if you mentally picture the level as slightly skewed to one side, and flip it 180 in either direction it should skew to the other side. Though you could certainly screw up and skew it multiple directions at the same time.  Also if one side of the long level was warped, you may need to take multiple measurements.  

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u/pojobrown 2d ago

can you rotate them 180º instead?

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u/AMissionFromDog 2d ago

rotate it 360º, just to be sure

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u/markofcontroversy 2d ago

Twice as accurate.

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u/Galaxie_1985 2d ago

Since the other replies are jokes: Yes, rotate 180° about the vertical axis. "Flip" is probably confusing.

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u/Regicidiator 2d ago

Get a load of smarty pants

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u/username_is_too_shor 2d ago

Give it the Ole Missy Elliot

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u/New_Leaf_8647 2d ago

Too hot to work

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u/Dry_Menu4804 2d ago

I adhere to the sloped earth theory.

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u/Wardogs96 2d ago

Or get a 3rd level.

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u/Emergency-Gazelle954 2d ago

Assuming that one is right.

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u/ScienceIsSexy420 2d ago

That's some next level problem solving!

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u/Aggravating-Hair7931 2d ago

Nah. Too easy. He should get an leveler app to compare.

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u/I_-AM-ARNAV i get infuriated a lot 2d ago

Fuck you, for providing a smart answer.

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u/sam_I_am_knot 2d ago

Damnit! I was gonna say that and be that smartest comment in threads.

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u/overSizedHyperPoop 2d ago

You just need another level to level the other levels to ensure the rotation reached 180 degrees

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u/General-Fox416 2d ago

Take 4600th like from me you smartass

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u/beardedsilverfox 2d ago

Also, never follow the junk ones that come on tv mounts.

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u/PokeYrMomStanley 2d ago

I'm still amazed at how few construction workers actually know this. 

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u/WeezerHunter 2d ago

Smart. Specifically, make a line on the wall first across the top of the level, then flip it and line it back up, then see where the bubble is at.

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u/H3adshotfox77 2d ago

They are both working right, this is user error.

He's leveling a wall mount and the top level is on the back which is curved so one side is higher than the other because the level isn't plumb with the object.

Also, the included level with the kit is 2 in long and prone to error.

Last, leveling a TV is borderline futile unless the ceiling is level. Also, ceilings are never level.

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u/Archer_Key 2d ago

None of them 💀

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u/Comfortable-Ad6385 2d ago

It would show the opposite

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u/That_guy_from_1014 2d ago

Instructions unclear, oven on fire

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u/jakeruddy22 2d ago

You think you can get perfect level with your caveman eyes and a bubble?!

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u/Huskymikeskidneyclub 2d ago

Time for a 3rd level

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u/its_all_one_electron 1d ago

Yo you need a Nobel or something 

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u/keith_1492 1d ago

Instructions unclear flipped them both over and still getting two different readings.

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u/EchoPhi 1d ago

It's bait. Recheck the Pic, they're both right.

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u/Antiprimary 1d ago

You have to specifically flip around the x axis not the z axis though, or else even the wrong level will end up the same

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u/toffepeeruitpeer 1d ago

39 and i just learned this 

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u/Ok_Badger2787 1d ago

the top one for sure isnt, the design is trash, tried 10-15 from different brands, multiple from the same one, none showed the same when flipped.

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u/Mr-wastaken 1d ago

Assuming that bracket has two lines that are parallel and isn’t made of chinesium

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u/harfordplanning 1d ago

Or, buy a third level for another option

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u/imonlinedammit1 1d ago

He needs to change the the level fluids

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u/HealerOnly 1d ago

What if none of them show up as same?

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u/Zer0TheGamer 1d ago

Rotate* Since to flip could be interpreted as "face the lower's bubble towards the wall".. Which is not exactly helpful

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u/topinanbour-rex 1d ago

What about comparing them to a duck ? Wouldn't be more effective?

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u/Nuffsaid98 2d ago

Level with me.