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		dotancohen 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cooking with black plastic is particularly crucial... The lignin in wood is also extremely effective at dulling knives.

kazinator 9 months ago [–]

The cutting bits of woodworking tools pass through more wood in a minute than a knife does over its entire lifetime.

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