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{{trope}}
One way of showing the [[Absurdly Sharp Blade|sharpness of a blade]] is dropping a strand of hair, or thread, on it and watch it split it in half. Not to be confused with splitting hairs, which is about fine distinctions.
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* ''[[Lupin III]]: [[The Mystery of Mamo]]''{{context}}
== Literature ==▼
* On ''[[Gor]]'', blades are frequently described as being "so sharp it would cut a piece of silk dropped on it."
* In Sir [[Walter Scott]]'s ''The Talisman'', Saladin demonstrates the sharpness of his [[Cool Sword|Saracen sword]] by dropping a cushion onto it, which is neatly sliced in half.
* Shows up in Frank Stockton's short story [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Discourager_of_Hesitancy The Discourager of Hesitancy] (a sequel to his more famous "The Lady or the Tiger?").
* The split-a-piece-of-silk variant appears in ''[[
** Cohen then subverts it by throwing up a bogey-covered hankie, and decapitating three
* In the ''[[Hardy Boys]]'' mystery "The Secret of Pirates' Hill", Joe drops an envelope on the blade of some pirate cutlasses in the museum to test it's sharpness. {Hint, it's very sharp}
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Tortall Universe|Squire]]'', Raoul demonstrates the sharpness of Kel's [[Blade
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* In ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (
* ''[[Ali Baba Bunny]]'': Hassan manages to chop Daffy's [[Hat Damage|hat]], the diamond on it, and finally, the <s> hair</s> feathers on his head.▼
* I think{{verify}} Witch Hazel may do this in one [[Warner Bros]]. short. She certainly mentions that her blade is sharp enough to split a hair. Split a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hare?]] EEEEE-heee-heeee-heee-heeee-heeee!▼
* In ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'', Brom Bones intimidates Ichabod during his telling of the legend of the Headless Horseman by slowly splitting a hair off his head with a large knife.▼
* Played straight and inverted in a ''[[Popeye (cartoon)|Popeye]]'' short where Popeye and Bluto were competing store salesmen. Bluto shows that his knives are quality with this trope, then Popeye shows how crappy they are by having the hair ''split the knife.''▼
== Other Media ==
* [http://yobj.net/notablog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/saint_big.jpg Here's a picture of St. Minutia.]
▲* In ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', during the contest with Pirelli, Sweeney does this. Generally, on-stage, he pulls one of his hairs out, slices it, and watches it fall to the ground, all during a pause in Pirelli's song.
▲== Western Animation ==
▲* ''[[Ali Baba Bunny]]'': Hassan manages to chop Daffy's [[Hat Damage|hat]], the diamond on it, and finally, the hair on his head.
▲* I think Witch Hazel may do this in one [[Warner Bros]]. short. She certainly mentions that her blade is sharp enough to split a hair. Split a [[Incredibly Lame Pun|hare?]] EEEEE-heee-heeee-heee-heeee-heeee!
▲* In ''[[The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad]]'', Brom Bones intimidates Ichabod during his telling of the legend of the Headless Horseman by slowly splitting a hair off his head with a large knife.
▲* Played straight and inverted in a ''[[Popeye]]'' short where Popeye and Bluto were competing store salesmen. Bluto shows that his knives are quality with this trope, then Popeye shows how crappy they are by having the hair ''split the knife.''
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[[Category:Weapons and Wielding Tropes]]
[[Category:Hair Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Split Hair]]
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