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This is the first time I’ve seen yak shaving explained with an example that actually ends with someone shaving a yak.
by wodenokoto 3y ago
This is the first time I’ve seen yak shaving explained with an example that actually ends with someone shaving a yak.
- paddez 3y agoI've always considered this Malcolm in the Middle scene to perfectly explain Yak Shaving (a number of years before Yak Shaving was a thing). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSehcT19u0 But as you mentioned, No Yaks included however
- rvbissell 3y agoI knew the exact scene you were going to link to.
- philwelch 3y agoYak hair has a number of uses: > Yak fiber wool has been used by nomads in the Trans-Himalayan region for over a thousand years to make clothing, tents, ropes and blankets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak_fiber https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak_fiber Yak hair has also been used for wigs and costumes. The Chewbacca costume from the Star Wars trilogy was largely made of yak hair, as were Spock’s eyebrows on Star Trek. However, this Stack Exchange answer suggests that yaks are typically combed and sheared rather than shaved: https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/28217/do-yaks-get-shaved https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/28217/do-yaks-g...