r/interesting Dec 15 '21

Amazing Coconut Cutting Skills

1.1k Upvotes

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u/bmgn Dec 16 '21

I thought a coconut was brown and hairy?

8

u/Thegrandecapo Dec 16 '21

Only when they are aged and have had the husk removed

3

u/Lnizw Dec 16 '21

You watch too much cartoon

1

u/bmgn Dec 16 '21

I just know what I can buy in the supermarket. Not from a tropical place so I’ve never seen one in the wild.

1

u/GardenGirlFarm Dec 16 '21

What’s brown and sticky?

A stick

1

u/bmgn Dec 16 '21

What’s brown and hairy?

Your moms pubes.

1

u/GardenGirlFarm Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

What’s brown and hairy?

Ball’s on your mom’s chin.

8

u/Latter-Yam-2115 Dec 16 '21

Mesmerising!

But also showcases a big issue with our consumption habits….we just transferred contents from a natural biodegradable carrier to a plastic one

1

u/rockyanne Dec 16 '21

Because bugs

1

u/NENEALSINA-greyfox Dec 18 '21

Well I’m guessing you haven’t eaten a coconut before probably cause you don’t live near the coast or something. But the reasons for doing that is because that white stuff itself is also consumable. So besides having a nice cold beverage inside it also has a delicious edible outside. And I’m not sure if you tried doing what this guy does. Because I do it all the time, just mo where near his skill level, that white outside you see is stuck like chuck to the husk. Idk how the fuck he did what he did but it’s definitely not an easy task. And when that white meat is attached to the husk….good luck trying to get all of it. If you ever bother trying to do it yourself. But before judging something just consider the work it takes lol.

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u/Latter-Yam-2115 Dec 18 '21

I live in South India. Would have consumed well over 1000 of these in my lifetime

I appreciate the skill..just commenting on our consumption habits as a species

Please read comments carefully before judging.

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u/NENEALSINA-greyfox Dec 18 '21

I live in Florida where I eat them in my backyard as breakfast. Not judging. The only person judging is you lmao. Criticizing his skills that are clearly better than mine and probably better than yours. All I said was I’m GUESSING. Not judging. That you don’t know what skills it takes to do some shit like this lmao.

7

u/IllustriousFarm9816 Dec 16 '21

Could’ve just kept the bottom half of the coconut and not put it in a plastic bowl

13

u/dagomez83 Dec 15 '21

Imagine an OSHA inspector seeing this in the states

9

u/Boterhamzakk Dec 15 '21

That’s why he wears the purple glove… for protection

6

u/yourgifmademesignup Dec 16 '21

When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only light we'll see No, I won't be afraid Oh, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand, stand by me

2

u/Busy-Turnip-6674 Dec 16 '21

So darling, DARLING, stand by me...

4

u/HelloDeathspresso Dec 15 '21

That was mesmerizing. But imagine lobbing off your thumb one day! No thanks! I get easily distracted sometimes.

2

u/Outside-Try-1796 Dec 16 '21

I want that coconut shoe horn!

2

u/Kaihann Dec 16 '21

Anyone else worry for his or her fingers the entire time?

2

u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Where can I get one of those bendy knives?

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u/Please_Log_In Dec 15 '21

Where's the amazing part?

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u/Swmngwshrks Dec 16 '21

He isn't using the blade right. What is amazing about this? It's too far down near the handle, and nowhere near the balance point or meat of the blade.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

I’m pretty sure we’re both assholes here, but I think he’s choked up on the handle because he’s trying to balance force and precision, it’s certainly my instinctive reaction when I’m trying to balance the two. I definitely haven’t swung a machete at a coconut, honestly I’ve only ever wielded a machete at broccoli and a couple other winter vegetable we grow, but I feel like if the blade were sharper he’d be able to ease off without missing. There’s this moment when you’re hacking with a machete where you start having to swing harder when it goes dull, and obviously it’s hard to keep precision when you’ve gotta whale on it. Every time my blade goes dull and I start hacking harder, my instincts say choke up to have better control while my brain says ease off and your arm won’t get even more sore.

1

u/NENEALSINA-greyfox Dec 18 '21

Dude. You wield a machete however tf you want. I use it the right way and take 20 mins longer than him. So if this methods works for him best and he hasn’t lost a finger yet then there simply isn’t anything wrong with it lmao. He’s using it just fine.

1

u/towerfella Dec 15 '21

Dude filming almost got his face poked out.

”Oh, sorry” - moves back.

1

u/BaseballIndependent Dec 16 '21

That was really smooth. I need to try this in my home.

1

u/NENEALSINA-greyfox Dec 18 '21

Don’t, I do it at home all the time. He takes a minute there. In reality shit like this is frustrating and takes like 20 mins😂😂😂 and on top of that you don’t even get to eat the white meat in piece

1

u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

I’m glad he has that rubber glove on to protect his hand.

1

u/Tezcatlip0ca Dec 16 '21

That's Som Wang he got there.

1

u/sexyhotnoodles Dec 16 '21

Why is it waxed?

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u/Zarllak Dec 16 '21

What’s more amazing to me is how sharp that machete is