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The chainsaw was first used to saw bone, not trees. This was before anesthesia.
That makes it sound like it was used for amputation...
It was invented to aid with childbirth
HOW IS THAT BETTER
The baby comes out much easier in two pieces.
Oh, it's for the baby. Okay, got it, carry on then.
Whatever, king Solomon.
the next invention was the immersion blender
The crazy part is it was less painful then what they were doing without the chainsaw...
On the plus side I believe that was the same time they invented vibrators, and when women complained about how shitty everything was, they'd just go get vibrated to cure their "hysteria".
Here's a very upbeat song by Riki Lindholm about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xh8y-6Jf4nA
Chainsaws are fast, imagine doing it with a manual saw
oof
Yeah. Came here to write that. It was meant for the Pubic symphysis amongst others. Well, think about the structures you hit cutting there.
Yes. The structure they forgot to fully put into anatomy books until recently. Amongst others.
In other words: it would cut right through the inner part of the clitoris when used as intended.
It used to be hand-cranked too.
Hadn't heard the hank crank part before. That's extra brutal
I'm so happy that I'm living in 2025
In use in Ireland until the 1980s, apparently. TIL.
"Hey while you're giving birth anyway, I'm just gonna use this hand-cranked kitchen appliance thing to saw your pelvis apart. Please try to relax."
Today they use this sleek and futuristic implement for episiotomies
Thank God it's rounded off, this could really have hurt someone.
I'm a dude and that still have me a physical reflex
That's fuckin' sweet! I want to attach the crank arm to a bicycle crank, then I can ride thru the forest and nothing can stop me
And it was made for use during childbirth.
The band saw was also created to cut through meat and bone.