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"Diamond wire blades" are just a (much) faster and longer-lasting version of wet cord and sand, which is known to have been used since antiquity. Perforating an
by stan_rogers 8y ago
"Diamond wire blades" are just a (much) faster and longer-lasting version of wet cord and sand, which is known to have been used since antiquity. Perforating and wedging - breaking along the dotted line, as it were - is an equally ancient technique. Just because it's a lot of hard work doesn't mean people weren't willing to do it.
- sverige 8y ago> Just because it's a lot of hard work doesn't mean people weren't willing to do it. Especially willing to do it if the choice was made by a slave who knew it was literally do it or die.