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Mr Frog

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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #15 on: March 06, 2012, 10:20:48 pm »
I dunno, it seems to me that trying to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires would just turn the sutured flesh into hamburger.

Of course, I've never actually tried to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires, so I guess my opinion doesn't mean much here.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #16 on: March 06, 2012, 10:59:41 pm »
Afaik, they always try to choose the most valuable thread for suturing. I think it would be more reasonable if they stocked and used the closest one instead. Of course, being reasonable is not what we typically see in dwarves.

P.S. Elves aren't reasonable either. It is a human trait.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #17 on: March 06, 2012, 11:57:37 pm »
Quote from: Mr Frog on March 06, 2012, 10:20:48 pm
I dunno, it seems to me that trying to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires would just turn the sutured flesh into hamburger.

Of course, I've never actually tried to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires, so I guess my opinion doesn't mean much here.

I've wondered about this too.  I've always thought that adamantine thread would be akin to cheese wire, or whatever monofilament is.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #18 on: March 07, 2012, 12:26:45 am »
Quote from: Gizogin on March 06, 2012, 11:57:37 pm
Quote from: Mr Frog on March 06, 2012, 10:20:48 pm
I dunno, it seems to me that trying to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires would just turn the sutured flesh into hamburger.

Of course, I've never actually tried to suture a wound with what amounts to incredibly-fine-yet-incredibly-strong metal wires, so I guess my opinion doesn't mean much here.

I've wondered about this too.  I've always thought that adamantine thread would be akin to cheese wire, or whatever monofilament is.

Actually, surgical steel is used for nonabsorbable multifilament sutures, and synthetic monofilaments like Caprosyn are also used. So it isn't unreasonable to assume that an entirely fictional metal which can be made into thread fine enough to weave into cloth would be usable for suturing.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #19 on: March 07, 2012, 04:33:25 am »
Quote from: Matz05 on March 06, 2012, 09:00:40 pm
That would be awesome. The eccentric doctor swears by cave spider silk, and will use it above other threads whenever possible.

That would be incredibly awesome.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #20 on: March 07, 2012, 08:16:35 pm »
Hey guys, would magma be enough to reclaim the thread?
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #21 on: March 07, 2012, 08:22:45 pm »
Quote from: Himmelblau on March 05, 2012, 03:39:49 am
I've never really minded the free usage of adamantine strands in healthcare. That would surely be the dwarf's choice for sutures, right? And you can collect the strands after the dwarf dies, as they remain in the inventory, sewn into the bodypart.

I might adjust my views now that forge job requirements are fixed, though. Haven't gone for admantine in the new releases yet.

Adamantine thread would be HORRIBLE for sutures.
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Re: Medical bill is too expensive
« Reply #22 on: March 07, 2012, 08:43:35 pm »
Quote from: Neonivek on March 07, 2012, 08:22:45 pm
Quote from: Himmelblau on March 05, 2012, 03:39:49 am
I've never really minded the free usage of adamantine strands in healthcare. That would surely be the dwarf's choice for sutures, right? And you can collect the strands after the dwarf dies, as they remain in the inventory, sewn into the bodypart.

I might adjust my views now that forge job requirements are fixed, though. Haven't gone for admantine in the new releases yet.

Adamantine thread would be HORRIBLE for sutures.
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