Obsidian blades are really that sharp
9 years ago by hereyes · 2622 Likes · 20 comments · Popular
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· 9 years ago
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So could these be implemented for really precise surgery?
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underyourbed
· 9 years ago
They have been
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whospikedthepunch
· 9 years ago
Yep. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsidian?wprov=sfia1
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slimchance
· 9 years ago
My history professor told us a story of when he was studying to be a doctor (which obviously didn't work out, but that's not important) that he used these in his anatomy classes to cut open cadavers. He said that he cut himself so many times on accident because they're so sharp.
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illjusthavewater
· 9 years ago
I want to know more about why he didn't finish his dream of being a doctor. I find that very important.
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willfree
· 9 years ago
Maybe it's got something to do with how he kept cutting himself.
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whospikedthepunch
· 9 years ago
Or the fact that its so incredibly expensive.
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slimchance
· 9 years ago
He said that he failed calculus three times so he gave up.
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illjusthavewater
· 9 years ago
Thank you slimchance for ending the speculation.
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lindsmolinari
· 9 years ago
ps: never give up your dreams over calculus. i'm the most math-stupid person alive and currently in medschool, i know what i'm talking about.
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celticrose
· 9 years ago
But I believe they are also extremely brittle and can shatter easily.
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kurukuruguy
· 9 years ago
Luckily however, the only situation where this would truly be a problem would be if you dropped it or tried to cut something really hard like bone.
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whospikedthepunch
· 9 years ago
You are correct in that it is brittle but always breaks with a sharp edge.
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deviledapple
· 9 years ago
also kill whitewalkers. so. bonus.
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guest
· 9 years ago
I was about to say: That's dragon glass!
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chu
· 9 years ago
I think it's because obsidian is a glass.
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lebfturtle
· 9 years ago
White Walker Heavy Breathing.....
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lenny
· 9 years ago
SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
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caminadal
· 9 years ago
does it hurt less than a steel knife when you cut yourself?
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chu
· 9 years ago
If you have a properly shaped obsidian blade, you probably won't even feel the initial cut because it can be made so sharp that it actually separates your cells from each other as opposed to crushing them as it cuts.
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