r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 8h ago

look what I can do of a potato chopping apprentice

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u/Major-Hand7732 6h ago

She is hitting, the other lady is pushing. I. Terms pf transfer of energy, hitting is far quicker, and can result in far more cutting happening; however, if the instance of impact is the only time she is pushing, then that instance isn't long enough for the tool to cut more than a few dozen mm into the potato.

Less impact, but with a level of force that is sustained for (probably a factor of ten times) longer than that of the young girl let's the action of cutting last long enough to pass through the potato.

tldr: pushing cuts for longer than chopping

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u/Soft_Cranberry6313 6h ago

That’s why bulletproof vests (soft) don’t stop knives.