When nailcutters didn't exist, how did we manage fingernails and, more disturbing, toe nails?

[Anonymous]

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[Genie23]

Thanks to The Flintstones, I’ve learned so much about ancient life—how they washed clothes, operated water taps, and what kind of dishwashers they had (hello, pelican), and had their own version of garbage disposal, etc

https://www.youtube.com/embed/BAJlkYrZHtk

I’m pretty sure they also showed an episode explaining exactly how toenails were cut back then.

[Asker]

lol, I would take a look, if I really liked The Flintstones, but I didn't develop that appeal. It might be too late

[Genie23]

I was just kidding about the episodes where they showed how toenails were cut back then 😂 I like to watch clips every now and then. It's funny and I remember watching it with my family when I was little. I don't think you'll enjoy it as much as you're a grown up but yeah, I like how creativity they were when it comes to appliances xD

[Asker]

I have my nostalgia about cartoons but yeah, not this one lol, it hasn't been broadcast much in my childhood. I was more influenced by japanese comics

[Anonymous]

Nibbled them off. For my babies I always just bite their fingers and toes because its safer than clippers

[Asker]

Oh, well, it's always nice to hear from tribal practices 😂

[NathanDavis]

really...

as usual... we did learn from those who've been here before us...

[Asker]

🤣🤣

[andreasderjuengere]

Three out of many options:

[Asker]

Barbarians

[andreasderjuengere]

... and ''waxing'' isn't ''barbarian''? :D

[Asker]

It is, this world is doomed

[andreasderjuengere]

Merci bien :) ... for HMO.
As a final word: after doomsday comes resurrection day. For some of us at least :)

[alice55]

Funny story I have multiple nail cutters at home but I don't use them I just get rid of them by hands when it's broken (for toe nails I did multiple time cut my nail in half doing this, it really hurt, it used to drive my father crazy xD).

And if not I never use nail cutters either by hand or with a ciseaux but usually I just do with my hand cause I'm too lazy to go find the ciseaux.

So people more than likely did it by hand by just ripping off the part that is broken.

[Asker]

Hearing of several people, like you, doing it manually in the comments, now I understand yes 😂

Just please stop talking about broken nails 😬

[alice55]

I will stop talking about it then xD
Doing it manually is the easiest cause you just don't need to move to go search the nailcutter it's faster this ways

[Asker]

[matchrestore]

Probably by filing them or slicing with a sharp hard stone like obsidian.

[Asker]

Ugh I feel pain already