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QI | What Was The Chainsaw Invented For? (www.youtube.com)
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[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

TL;DW: Chainsaws were originally intended to cut through bone. Specifically pelvis bone to help facilitate child birth.

[–] x4740N 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Found this random image which going down a Google rabbithole

Don't know what the context of this image is

images - 2024-05-12T085732.852

[–] Jerkface 4 points 8 months ago

That's some Renaissance H.R. Giger shit right there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Looks to me like forceps used to pull babies out by their heads during tough births.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

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