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Or dull knives. Maybe butter knives but that’s as far as I’d go.

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A sharp knife is a safe knife, a dull knife is a dangerous knife.

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I like “A sharp knife does what you want. A dull knife does what it wants.”

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A sharp knife that’s supposed to be sharp is a safe knife.

A sharp knife that’s supposed to be dull (like a butter knife) is a dangerous one.

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That’s fair, it is all about the knife being predictable.

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Someone had downvoted you and I find that really odd.

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