Patients with chronic frequent grand mal seizures are sometimes helped by severing the corpus callosum, the membrane of nerves that connect the left and right hemispheres of the brain. This keeps a seizure from overwhelming the entire brain. But these patients with split brains also gave us a look at what the two hemispheres do independently of each other.
CGP Grey asks the obvious question: if we have two halves that can work independently, which one is the real us? The right brain is different from left brain, but do we really need both to be the person we always thought we were? -via reddit
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Oddly enough he was run over by a tank during military exercises, the corparal-chef who was in comand of the tank was named:....Chespont.
Would've said for cutting branches if the edges weren't dull...... uhm.. so I'll guess....
Tool for handling hot metal pipes? :P
Lew
Lew may also be correct, they could be used to hold the crucible as well.
Can't wait to find out if I'm right!
You, me and just about every male who looked at the picture thought that.
It just looks like tongs you can use for anything you need tongs for: hold something hot, remove a big bullet, deliver a baby, cut of a ball or two, stripping some leaves, pour some acid, pick your nose or a pocket. Great invention, tongs.
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