toilet paper

[srmd22]

I just noticed this yesterday. I got a brand new knife, sharp enough to push cut paper and shave arm hair, yada yada.

I know because I did those 2 things with it. Actually, it was mediocre on the arm hair, but whatever.

Then, for no reason, I grabbed a piece of TP and went to work. OMG, TP is some TOUGH material! This stuff would NOT be sliced. After a bit of force, it would just rip! I brought out a sharper blade (seb 21). It also got a bit stuck, but with a little force it would slice a bit, then stick again.

What is with TP?

 

[powernoodle]

High resistance to shear stress relative to its thickness and mass.

I could be making that up. :thumbup:

 

[puukkoman]

It's specially designed that way. I've spent the last 25 years as a TPE (Toilet Paper Engineer), and trust me, you don't want that paper giving way with your hand in such close proximity to the DANGER ZONE (butt).

 

[Bastid]

I use TP to test how sharp I am getting my knives.

I know I have my knives pretty sharp when they will slice through a sheet of hanging TP with a flick of the blade rather than rip it.

 

[timcsaw]

I use TP to test how sharp I am getting my knives.

I know I have my knives pretty sharp when they will slice through a sheet of hanging TP with a flick of the blade rather than rip it.

WOW! "Flicking" a blade through a "hanging" sheet/piece of TP sounds like you're putting the ol' "twig and berries" in a bit of danger to me!

Oh... wait... Unless you mean flicking the blade through a "sheet of hanging TP" that you are holding with your fingers.... that'd be OK I guess... whole different deal...

 

[srmd22]

lol, learn something new every day. The TP test.

..."twig and berries," heheh, been awhile since I heard that phrase

 

[Superdave1]

unused is tougher to slice...

 

[miro44]

I use TP to test how sharp I am getting my knives.

I know I have my knives pretty sharp when they will slice through a sheet of hanging TP with a flick of the blade rather than rip it.

Same here, it' s excellent for that. Saves you alot of awkward situations when you stop shaving your left arm

 

[dsmegst]

It's specially designed that way. I've spent the last 25 years as a TPE (Toilet Paper Engineer), and trust me, you don't want that paper giving way with your hand in such close proximity to the DANGER ZONE (butt).

LOL, good point. I've been using paper napkins to test my blades.

 

[Tostig]

High resistance to shear stress relative to its thickness and mass.

I could be making that up. :thumbup:

I second this ! TP is made to hold up under tough conditions , unless it gets wet

I think it is how TP is made as opposed to a standard piece of writing , or printing paper.

 

[Will Power]

Same here, it' s excellent for that. Saves you alot of awkward situations when you stop shaving your left arm

Left arm scalped, right one done too,had to move to the thigh
Maybe this toilet paper test IS the thing

 

[Ankerson]

Free hanging newspaper is also a great test.

But yeah if the blade will slice through TP with no tearing it's sharp.