Desperate times, call for desperate measures...
If you can't get Zen with a screw and driver,... just drill that sucker out...
Replace it with an Allen-head... and go on about yer' business...
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Honestly,... I get a vise-grip on it with my left hand,.. screwdriver or ratchet in my right,... and lean my forehead on to the end of the driver... ... somehow,.. this concentrates the effort... and bolts come free...
Always...
I will allow no other option...
No bolt can withstand my mighty forehead... (and I have the forehead dent to prove it)...
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Seriously,... try it... ... (put your forehead down onto the driver)... (it works)...
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