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0 pointsnovosel6mo ago0 comments

A dull knife you cannot control, is slides across the surface, it can slip. Try cutting onions with a dull knife. You will cry yourself out of the room.

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RHSeeger6mo ago

But that's the thing, we _do_ cut onions with our dull knives. And it's never been a problem.

7bit6mo ago

To be fair, you also will cutting onions with a sharp knife.

YeGoblynQueenne6mo ago

>> Try cutting onions with a dull knife. You will cry yourself out of the room.

Have you tried that or are you speaking in principle only?

mauvehaus6mo ago

Not the person your asking, but can confirm: a dull knife releases much more of what makes you cry than a sharp one when cutting onions.

YeGoblynQueenne6mo ago

I should also ask you then: have you tried that, or are you speaking in principle?

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0 pointsnovosel6mo ago0 comments

A dull knife you cannot control, is slides across the surface, it can slip. Try cutting onions with a dull knife. You will cry yourself out of the room.

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RHSeeger6mo ago

But that's the thing, we _do_ cut onions with our dull knives. And it's never been a problem.

7bit6mo ago

To be fair, you also will cutting onions with a sharp knife.

YeGoblynQueenne6mo ago

>> Try cutting onions with a dull knife. You will cry yourself out of the room.

Have you tried that or are you speaking in principle only?

mauvehaus6mo ago

Not the person your asking, but can confirm: a dull knife releases much more of what makes you cry than a sharp one when cutting onions.

YeGoblynQueenne6mo ago

I should also ask you then: have you tried that, or are you speaking in principle?

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