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Re: Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work

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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.

Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work.

Would it be impolite to say no sh*t?

Re: Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work

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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.

Re: Knives manufactured from frozen human feces do not work

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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.

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.
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