T i m wrote
Rod Speed wrote

I know what it looks like,

But don't understand how it works and where the rubber is compressed by
what.

I know how it *could* work, if it was going to,

No you don't, you don't have clue what gets compressed where.

I was just asking you to explain how you thought it did.

And I told you repeatedly that it works by compressing
the threaded part of the rubber into the metal thread.

So far your explanations haven't said anything specific.

That is a lie. I said that it works by compressing the
threaded part of the rubber into the metal thread.

I'm asking you to answer the question.

And I did.

By asking another question.

There is no question that I asked.