[qoez]

The alt text does say "Also, I would be hard-pressed to find that wrench for $5." so I guess even at the time without inflation it wasn't really possible

[apples_oranges]

For Americans now difficult. Rest of the world can still order cheaply in China ;)

[cluckindan]

Maybe those orders should be limited given how the tools have no other valid use than password extraction

[hansvm]

You speak with the same sort of hard-earned wisdom of someone who has also snapped a few cheap wrenches in half.