Astonishing! University student carved two pencils into a single graphite chain with 212 movable links

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Good skills for a surgeon to be practicing? That’s dedication.

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I’d rather die.

Really takes me back: I remember putting off my thesis back in the day … the organizing of the library, the building of new bookshelves.
Good times.

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I once whittled three chain links out of a section of 1-1/4" wood dowel, and I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t worth the effort. Doing it dozens upon dozens of times with something 2mm in diameter is mind-boggling.

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What is this, a nunchuck for ants?

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