[HN Gopher] Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work
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       Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work
        
       Author : aa_is_op
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2023-11-11 21:10 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | underseacables wrote:
       | _The ethnographic account of an Inuit man manufacturing a knife
       | from his own frozen feces to butcher and disarticulate a dog has
       | permeated both the academic literature and popular culture._
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       |  _Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work._
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       | Would it be impolite to say no sh*t?
        
       | tomcam wrote:
       | News you can use
        
       | porkbeer wrote:
       | Seems like they got a few key things wrong. From tfa: "which he
       | sharpened with a spray of saliva". At no point did they add
       | moisture or hone the knife. A file was used, and any knifemaker
       | knows well thats not good enough. Seems like a shitty study
       | however you slice it.
        
         | klyrs wrote:
         | I don't know any knifemakers but I'm pretty sure 9 out of 10
         | would tell you that a spray of saliva isn't good enough either.
        
       | whalesalad wrote:
       | I've been unable to sleep at night thinking about whether or not
       | this was possible - glad I can finally get some rest.
        
       | tnbp wrote:
       | "I drink, and I know things. The things I don't know, I research.
       | But I mostly drink."
        
       | newbalance wrote:
       | TLDR; Knives made of shit are shit.
        
       | coffeecantcode wrote:
       | siense
        
       | wenebego wrote:
       | Needs more fiber
        
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