• otto@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    OK, I get an egg slicer, just because they’re actually a pain in the ass to slice by hand. But this? This is ridiculous.

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      Most kitchen “gadgets” that are effectively an alternative to the classic combination of a knife and cutting board (such as this one) are typically assistive devices for those unable to safely/effectively operate a knife. Even though a dull table knife would generally be more than sufficient to cut a banana, not everybody can so much as properly grip one.

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        Kids. It’s safer than a knife for kids.

        Well, most kids.

        my kid managed to go full cenobite on himself with an apple slicer, but luckily it was only plastic.

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        While I agree that assistive devices are necessary, and this could be used as one, I highly doubt that it was invented for that purpose.

        Maybe

        I suspect that it is for children to use so they don’t have to use a knife. Then again, I don’t know the last time I ever saw a child prepare their own food.

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          I almost never slice bananas for my kids, I just start the peel and they take it from there. The only time I slice is if I put it on a peanut butter sandwich or something.

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            Just because most children can’t use a knife safely doesn’t mean that anyone who can’t use a knife safely must therefore be a child.

            That’s called “association fallacy“.

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              No, but the person you responded to didn’t specify. They just said what group of people would use these. Those who cant safely operate a knife. That includes children. I’m not saying it’s made up exclusively of children.

              You’re mistakingly assuming that because it was made for a sunset that ist not designed for the larger group. It’s designed for the subset, which forms part of a larger group. It’s still, then, for that group, especially for the subset.

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      Yeah exactly what would that thing even be used for? Please don’t tell me it’s for a banana.