OK, I ran the "see if ivory burns" test as promised.
The results were not quite what I expected. Surprising, actually.
The first photo is the piece of ivory (walrus), and the needle that was used is propped beside it. The same needle used in the original test the other day, in fact. When conducting scientific research consistency is everything, right?
The second photo is what the ivory block turned into the instant the hot needle touched it. A dried fig. There was just this odd "floop" sort of sound, and there it was. The ivory was gone and in its place was a fig. No idea what's going on, here... As I said, that's not quite what I expected.
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