For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some ‘organic element’ since I couldn’t accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

  • menturi
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    1 year ago

    You can kind of visualize it as wire EDM manufacturing. Although not a fully accurate depiction, but it fractures the connection between the two sides.

    • Eranziel@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      1 year ago

      That analogy relies on the reader having any idea what wire EDM manufacturing is. ;) Not exactly an everyday topic.