Lumifer comments on Low Hanging fruit for buying a better life - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 07 January 2015 12:12:02AM *  1 point [-]

You don't need sharpeners. Most mugs of decent quality have their stoneware exposed at the bottom. And this is a very good sharpener. You don't need steel. Your dull knife will be sharp (enough) within seconds.

Comment author: Lumifer 07 January 2015 03:31:24PM 0 points [-]

Hah, good idea. I wouldn't do this to any knife I care about, but we are talking about pretty bad knives here.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 07 January 2015 09:21:04PM 0 points [-]

That's pragmatics. Most kitchen work I do requires no really sharp knives Also I have children to take care of. Significantly sharp knives are a risk. But getting a plain old kitchen knife up to speed to cut meat is a real solution here.

Comment author: atorm 08 January 2015 06:03:15PM 0 points [-]

Sharp knives are safer than dull ones.

Comment author: TrE 08 January 2015 08:29:24PM 4 points [-]

If you have internalized the concept of what a sharp edge is and if you are using said knive to cut things.

If, on the other hand, you are a child, no or a very dull knife is the best option.

Comment author: atorm 09 January 2015 01:13:46PM -1 points [-]

OK, fair point.

Comment author: Lumifer 08 January 2015 06:05:56PM *  3 points [-]

Sharp knives are safer than dull ones

That's an oft-repeated adage, but, having used both dull and scary-sharp knives, I'm not sure it's true.

Comment author: taryneast 09 January 2015 03:56:21AM 0 points [-]

Once you've cut the top off your first finger... you learn to grow much more cautious about using them ;)