eli5 What’s the difference between a rivet and a bolt

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Seriously I thought I could get a simple explanation but when I Google it it’s all diagrams and detailed terminology

EDIT: ok got my answer, thanks SoulWager

Answer:

Bolts are screws with a nut.

Rivets deform to expand larger than the hole.

There are various types of each, the simplest rivets are just a piece of soft wire or bar that you hammer to mushroom it out. More common are pop rivets, where you pull a pin through a sleeve, and the head on the pin mushrooms out the back side of the rivet.

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Bolts are used with nuts, are threaded, can be easily removed from their position.

Rivets are smashed into position and are very difficult to impossible to remove without damaging them or what are they rivetted into.

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