Critical research finding!
From Listverse.com:
Knives Made Of Poop Cannot Slice
A well-known story tells of a stranded Inuit man who used his frozen feces to make a knife sharp enough to kill and butcher a dog and cut himself out of the ice and snow. While most people would write off this story as a folktale, the scientists at Kent State University wanted to see whether there was any truth to it.
To replicate the Inuit man’s supposed situation, one researcher went on an arctic diet of high protein for just over a week. Fecal samples from the researcher were collected every several days and were shaped, either by hand or using molds, into knives.
These implements were buried under dry ice to ensure they were as cold as possible. Then they were used to try to cut samples of animal hides and tendons. As expected, the knives simply began to melt, leaving streaks of fecal matter on the undamaged hides.
Just to be safe, the experiment was repeated using the feces of a researcher eating a more traditional Western diet. Unfortunately, the results were just as crappy as before.[8]
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It happens 0 -
What a Crappy story.
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maybe he had eaten corn, and it was a serrated blade.............. 3 -
Why didn't he just shear off a hunk of ice? When it's cold and hard, that stuff will slice your fingers. 0 -
I guess they are running out of topics for federal research grants. Bob 0 -
Peter Fruechen is said to have freed himself from an avalanche with that method . He was buried in ice so it worked . The researchers brought the frozen turd into a warm lab & it melted 0 -
So no cutting of snow and ice let alone cheese...
Something smells wrong here.
I hope this tale has not left a bad taste in your mouth.
What happened when this hit the fan...
Sounds like bullshift to me...
Sigh.
...mxnxxnxnx"
Mike
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Sounds like an Ivy League research project paid for by our tax dollars. 0
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