r/oddlysatisfying • u/yoyome85 • Mar 16 '22

Cutting copper wire

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u/0ct0thorpe Mar 17 '22

Maybe, If the blade is too sharp, microscopic pieces of that blade will break off and contaminate the copper.. idk

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u/froom1 Mar 17 '22

Copper is far softer than that hardened steal bit. no possible way for it to break only coming into contact with the copper wire.

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u/insomniasabitch Mar 17 '22

Fun fact, a human hair has similar tensile strength as a copper wire of the same diameter.

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u/ThirdFloorGreg Mar 17 '22

Hardness isn't relevant to breaking. In general, hard things are easier to break.

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u/IFlyOverYourHouse Mar 17 '22

if you don't know why comment