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Sharpness refers to the ability of a blade, point, or cutting implement to cut through materials with minimal force, and can more specifically be defined as the capacity of a surface to initiate the cut. [1] Sharpness depends on factors such as the edge angle, edge width, and the fineness of the cutting edge, and is aided by material hardness.
Store-bought formulas often lacked the care we craved, so we turned to what we knew: the tart sharpness of a mayonnaise, honey, egg, and olive oil hair mask smoothie, or the nourishing blend of ...
A bottle of colored liquid labelled as a love potion A collection of vials labelled as potions. A potion is a liquid "that contains medicine, poison, or something that is supposed to have magic powers." [1] It derives from the Latin word potio which refers to a drink or the act of drinking. [2]
The term is based on the word "whet", which means to sharpen a blade, [3] [4] not on the word "wet". The verb nowadays to describe the process of using a sharpening stone for a knife is simply to sharpen, but the older term to whet is still sometimes used, though so rare in this sense that it is no longer mentioned in, for example, the Oxford Living Dictionaries.
A blade's sharpness may be tested by checking if it "bites"—begins to cut by being drawn across an object without pressure. Specialized sticks exist to check bite, though one can also use a soft ballpoint pen, such as the common white Bic Stic. A thumbnail may be used [6] at the risk of a cut, or the edge of a sheet of paper. For kitchen ...
Scientists are now exploring means to make the new treatment more widely available. "We have, for the first time, an effective treatment for the most severe form of childhood blindness, and a ...
Poison Profits. A HuffPost / WNYC investigation into lead contamination in New York City
Elina Aarnisalo made two free throws with 3.8 seconds remaining to give No. 3 UCLA a 67-65 comeback win over Iowa on Sunday. Lauren Betts had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Bruins (26-1, 14-1 ...