This reminds me of when I bought a "waterproof" jacket and got soaked in a light drizzle on a hike. Same energy honestly. So is the move to just always go 10 to 15 degrees warmer than what they slap on the tag?

Calling it torque delivery vs raw power is close but it's really the hammer action, an impact only hits maybe 400 to 600 ft-lbs per smack and a cheater pipe lets you lean your whole body into it. Your gun was probably a mid torque too, a good 1/2 high torque would have walked that nut off.

It's funny how random rules like that tap into something real, right? We do the same thing with restaurants, if a place has a weird name or a crooked sign we figure the food has to be good. When a movie owns its silly side on the poster, it's usually telling the truth about what you're getting, and honestly that honesty is rarer than you'd think.