Capn Bob Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 Since medical procedures are always popular, here's something from way back...a long way back. And when they start talking about how sharp obsidian flakes are...trust me, they *are* sharp...you hardly notice you've been cut until your hand starts sticking to the stone... The Obsidian Spirit gets thirsty from time to time, I guess... Really old brain surgery Damn, thats sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lance Deville Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Me be thinkin' that history dont give them real credit on how smart thet really were! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharityRackham Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Since medical procedures are always popular, here's something from way back...a long way back. And when they start talking about how sharp obsidian flakes are...trust me, they *are* sharp...you hardly notice you've been cut until your hand starts sticking to the stone... The Obsidian Spirit gets thirsty from time to time, I guess... Really old brain surgery May Charity and CObbs' necklaces never break. That's what they are made of. Silver and Obsidian. All the way back from Mexico. We do joke about how, if they did break, we'd have a few more options on weapons. See.. We were right!! Charity Ann Rackham Captain of the Jade Dragon Admiral of the Rackham Fleet British Columbia, Canada FaceBook (Christina Carr AKA Charity Ann Rackham - as well as a Jade Dragon Pirates page) Myspace (carrhunger is the personal one and Jadedragonpirates is the other) BCRF page is: http://www.bcrenfest.com Jade Dragon: http://www.jadedragonpirates.com May our ships pass peacefully in the night. Note I say nothing of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 In their answer to "Have you uncovered any clues to why this surgery was performed?" they left out "To allow the demons to escape." (Seriously.) I guess it wasn't scientific enough. Mycroft: "My brother has the brain of a scientist or a philosopher, yet he elects to be a detective. What might we deduce about his heart?" John: "I don't know." Mycroft: "Neither do I. But initially he wanted to be a pirate." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Bottles Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 when they start talking about how sharp obsidian flakes are...trust me, they *are* sharp...you hardly notice you've been cut until your hand starts sticking to the stone... I've heard they're so sharp they were once used for eye surgery in the seventies, I believe, and then realized the cuts were so fine the eye wasn't healing properly. I can't find any evidence of that, however. I heard it from an archeologist, and you know you can't trust those guys. :) "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder Gertie Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 I know that I have seen microscopic closeup pics of a modern scalpel blade, and an Obsidian blade...and the edge on the Obsidian blade is definitely smoother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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