tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post3108197616455082746..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Shaving with an obsidian razorMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-27001745815193498022012-07-10T08:09:36.801-05:002012-07-10T08:09:36.801-05:00There are still products out there (like mitts) th...There are still products out there (like mitts) that a woman can use to basically sand the hair off her legs, but I can say from experience that it is not only slow, but harsh!Ducky the Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594662313683287416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-56156808675701268962012-07-10T08:07:28.782-05:002012-07-10T08:07:28.782-05:00When I was a kid, I read an article about a flintk...When I was a kid, I read an article about a flintknapper who insisted that his surgeon use obsidian scalpels he made himself. I wish I could find it or remember more, but I do think the surgery was internal and fairly major...Ducky the Loonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12594662313683287416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-43803522836865364522012-07-09T10:09:24.913-05:002012-07-09T10:09:24.913-05:00This is fascinating. I once read that Roman soldie...This is fascinating. I once read that Roman soldies on campaign shaved with a block of pumice, so I tried that, and I can report that you can get quite a decent shave with it, but it's painfully slow if you used to a steel blade.chris yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07556240635442613879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28743029049066582132012-07-08T22:46:06.092-05:002012-07-08T22:46:06.092-05:00That's what I meant. I don't think they w...That's what I meant. I don't think they will be used to resect gallbladders or lung cancer, because if a fragment flaked off, it would be like having broken glass inside the peritoneum.<br /><br />I looked at both of our links. As with other stuff I've read, the only suggested application is for external (skin) incisions (or removal of dermatologic lesions).Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2564776490620213442012-07-08T21:36:14.551-05:002012-07-08T21:36:14.551-05:00I am not sure what you mean by "never be empl...I am not sure what you mean by "never be employed internally." You mean like surgery? http://www.finescience.com/Special-Pages/Products.aspx?ProductId=296<br />http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8415970Pearse O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065994163514371112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-32815423592624138822012-07-08T21:30:09.370-05:002012-07-08T21:30:09.370-05:00Absolutely fascinating video. Glad you put the vi...Absolutely fascinating video. Glad you put the vid up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com