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EPISODE · Mar 14, 2011 · 4 MIN

Why don't potato peelers need sharpening?

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

Potato peelers are the staple of the kitchen drawer, but why don't they ever seem to need a good honing as ordinary knives do? We have the answer(s). Plus, we ask how the distance to a star is calculated. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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