Storia del tagliaunghie

E si comincia dove si finisce...

In questo blog si esaminano diversi aspetti fondamentali d'un oggetto così semplice, e comune, che le persone lo considerano già un aspetto della vita, una sorta di certezza. Durante i diversi post del blog si vede il Tagliaunghie come oggetto per l'igiene, come strumento y come certezza, sebbene si spiega meglio nella mappa concettuale.
L'igiene personale é un concetto veramente nato nel secolo XIX, ma é diventato una sorta di tabù adesso, vediamo le unghie come schifo, e mentre é giusto per le donne usare il rossetto dove sia, nessuno si può tagliare le unghie in pubblico senza far male.
Ma il tagliaunghie é cosí comune, che veramente non c'e neppure un vero lavoro di pubblicità, perche non c'è bisogno, li troviamo dal momento che andiamo in farmacia oppure supermercato. É così comune e pratico che la creatività umana li ha fatto diventare uno strumento di precisione  che possiamo usare sempre che i nostri forbici siano troppo grande per il suo impegno...

Come oggetto fondamentale, il suo disegno é stato così giusto, oppure così pratico, che non c'ha avuto bisogno di proprio ridisegnarlo. E quello é il suo incanto, un oggetto così semplice, e comunque abbiamo dovuto aspettare tanto per inventarlo...

AVVISO!

Il seguente video é violento, vederlo con precauzione.

1. Nail your compost pile: 

2. Use nail clippings to make a pot scrubber:

3. Turn them into fine art: 

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Le unghie sono considerati un'eccedenza del corpo umano, quindi una sorta di sporcizia, quindi, tagliarsi le unghie in publico è considerato una maleducazione. Si considera inadeguato tagliarsi le unghie:

Inoltre, c'e una piccola canzone in francese per tagliare l'unghie del bambino. Non é una canzone popolare ma una peculiarità:

"Alcuni consigli (tips):

• There are special nail cutters made just for toenails. While a normal nail cutter is slightly curved, a toenail cutter goes straight across so as to reduce the likelihood of ingrown toenails.
• Massage in a cuticle cream to keep cuticles healthy and moisturized.
• Apply hand cream every time you wash your hands. The oils in the cream will seal moisture into your nails.
• To keep mud and dirt from getting into nails during gardening or messy work, drag your nails over a bar of soap. The undersides of your nails will fill up with soap, which means dirt won't be able to get in.
• A great, cheap alternative to nourishing oil is a tiny drop of olive oil.
• Using a cotton swab with a pointed end, clean under your nails - it's gentler than scrubbing with a nail brush.
• If you have very weak nails, try painting your base coat and nail polish under the tip of your nails to give them extra strength.
• Every evening, smooth your nails with a nourishing oil or conditioning cream. This well help to seal moisture into your nails and prevent them from flaking and splitting.
• Wear rubber gloves when doing the dishes. The main cause of soft nails is exposure to water. If your nails are wet and soft, be careful with them until they dry out.
• The ideal length that suits most hands is just over the fingertip.
• Buff nails to make them shiny smooth.

"Taking proper care of your body includes attending to the small, easy-to-forget areas, such as fingernails and toenails. After all, these small parts play an important role in protecting your sensitive fingertips and toes from injuries. So keeping them properly trimmed is one of the best ways to avoid major nail problems, such as jagged edges or hangnails, which can keep them from doing their protective duties.

"Just like human nails, dog's nails grow constantly. How often a dog’s nails need to be cut will depend on the dog’s breed and also lifestyle, which can change with age.

Many dogs naturally wear their nails down by walking and play, especially if the walk involves hard surfaces. An inactive dog may not wear their nails down. Similarly an older dog will often favour grass and softer ground and will prefer not to walk on hard surfaces, so their nails will not naturally wear down as much either.

It is therefore important to keep your dog’s nails well trimmed at the correct length. If a dog’s nails get too long it can put pain and pressure on the dog’s toes and paws, which will ultimately put strain on their legs. Long claws are also prone to splitting and infection. [...]"



Leggi l'articolo intero: "When and How to Cut Your Dog's Nails"

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Io in generale sono una persona molto meticolosa... ed in fatti sempre che uso il tagliaunghie gli pulisco con l'alcool.
Quindi se dovrei asignare un odore al tagliaunghie, sarebbe l'alcool etilico, con un sottile odore a metallo.
E poi, non so perché, ma questo odore composto mi fa pensare ad un ospedale. Forse per l'uso dell'acciaio negli strumenti e la sua altissima pulizia.

SUPERBIA: VANITÀ
Quando tagliarsi le unghie diventa un impegno più per sentirsi superiore che pulito

• Assenza di corporeità, mancanza di consistenza materiale.
• Mancanza di efficacia o di utilità. Inconsistenza; fugacità.

Fonte 1. Cattolici

Fonte 2 WIKIPEDIA. 

" Here are some novel uses of nail clippers:

□ Remove burnt spot from carpet – "Use a good pair of scissors or a pair of nail clippers to cut the carpet fiber being careful only to remove the damaged section."
□ Cut pills for desired dosage – "People have also used razors, Exacto knives, and nail clippers to make really small doses."
□ Opening difficult bottles – "Childless DIYer Kyle describes how to use a thumbtack, a spoon and nail clippers to disarm difficult-to-open bottles of three varieties--the squeeze and turn, the push down and turn and the push tab and turn kinds."
□ Open pill packages – " Just today I had to use a nail clipper to open a pair of cold remedy pills, because instead of using the "easy" way to tamper-proof a pill (plastic shell, peel-off paper backing, then push out the pill) they decided to put two non-peelable layers to seal the plastic bubble, then expect you to be able to cut the pack in half just because there's a 1/8" pre-cut in the plastic." 
□ Prove virginity – "Rodriguez uses nail clippers to draw blood from her own fingertip, swipes her blood on a cloth (without anyone but the bride seeing) and the bride presents the red-specked kerchief to everyone waiting - saving her reputation and marriage." 
□ Trimming candle wicks – "Use toe nail clippers to trim wicks in jars in which scissors won't fit." 
□ Trimming lashes uniformly – "I've also heard that a pair of baby-sized nail clippers is the best way to trim the lashes to a uniform length and curvature." 
[...]"

"Interesting Uses of Nail Clippers" OSOFSKY, Michael. 2008


Leggi l'articolo Intero "Interesting uses of nail clippers"

"Trimming your nails sucks, and it's not your digits' fault. Technology is to blame. Nail clippers. Blech. With a one size fits all design, it's impossible to get your whole nail in one clip. And curling over the bathroom bin doesn't make us any more likely to keep the floor clean of our cast offs.

And yet, for more than a century, we've been keeping our nails under control using the same little imperfect machine. How is it that this crummy design won us over?

• A- Acciaio (inox)
• B- Basico
• C- Cambio (D’immagine)
• D- Denti 
• E- Ergonomico
• F- Forbice
• G- Grammi
• I- Igiene
• L- Lacerante
• M- Meccanismo
• N- Necessario
• O- Oggetto
• P- Piccolo
• R- Radere/raccorciare
• S- Salutabile
• T- Tagliare
• U- Unghie
• V- Vanità
• W- Western
• Z- Zizzania