stackyFACTSPulling a heavy suitcase depends on a remarkably flimsy piece of plastic hidden inside a hollow tube. Pressing the button on a telescoping handle retracts tiny locking pins, and releasing it wedges them against the aluminum walls, meaning your luggage is held together mostly by hope and friction.
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