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by Fooloo 2101 days ago
There was so much important stuff which in the past which is quite subtle. Recently I learned that the scythe was mainly used in Europe (and later America). Giving European farmer of the middle age and before a little productivity advantage. https://youtu.be/9Im_8sI0QFQ
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I mean, as the person in the video says, 1-2 people doing the work of 10 from just using a scythe vs a sickle.

I had no idea how effective a scythe actually was, thank you for that!

Living in the close to the Swiss alps, its actually still quite common. We have mountain farmers here, and to cut the gras on the hills, there is still nothing better.

It WAY faster and works with way taller grass then my parents lawnmower, that is for sure.