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The Chainsaw Was Invented to Assist With Difficult Childbirth
If circumstances warranted it, the doctor would grab the saw, which had a
handle on both ends, and wrap the chain around the pelvic bone, pulling
each handle so the chain would cut into the bone. Later, the device was
outfitted with a hand crank. Thanks to this innovation, difficult
births could be described as merely agonizing as opposed to extended
torture.
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