[TheForge] Re: blacksmith's boot dance/ eye protection, too

[Mike Spencer]

Bruce wrote:

> I'm waiting for some scientific research paper that proves that
> cussing gets the job done right.

http://news.thomasnet.com/IMT/archives/2010/08/is-profanity-swearing-in-the-workplace-ever-appropriate.html

Original paper (paywall):

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1626521&show=abstract

Swearing in the workplace, while fraught with pitfalls and caveats,
can be good for morale and bonding.  [1]

Nothing said about effect on getting a hot-punch unstuck or a bolt
started into an inaccessible hole.

> Magic is real.

Oh, well, there you go, Bruce.  The Word is the Thing.  As thou hast
spoken, so it shall be, verbal threats inspire fear and sumbission in
the resident spirits of inanimate objects etc. etc.

Not to forget the Innate Perversity of Inanimate Objects. [2]



- Mike



[1] Between workers.  Doesn't make solder flow better.


[2] Which should always be On Topic among blacksmiths.