• _lilith@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I still kinda don’t buy that there is a hacksaw blade capable of cutting through bone but not metal. Cool scene tho

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      1 year ago

      If you made a custom alloy blade that was harder than calcium carbonate but softer than steel, it would work.

      Same idea with those dental tools you can get in the drug store, hard enough to chip plaque but soft enough to deform against enamel. Hypothetically can’t damage your teeth unless you get stupid and use it as a lever or something.

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      1 year ago

      I’m pretty sure you could even use the back of the blade and the friction alone would work with enough time

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      1 year ago

      My dad saw a picture of that scene and immediately said “He could cut that pipe he’s chained to.” “But what if the blade is dull?” I said. “That pipe is cast iron. All he’d have to do is score it really good and then crack it with handle of the saw, or kick it lose.”

      Dad knowledge. It must be something we get when we become a dad.

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      1 year ago

      I remembered this scene and saw the saw and immediately said that that specific saw is made to cut metal.

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        I bought one of these saws. The guy at the store said “that’s a metal saw”. I said “yeh duh what else would saws be made out of.” I took it home and struggled immensely with sawing the wood trim I was using it on. It took me a solid SIX MONTHS to click in to what he meant when he said “it’s a metal saw.”