Man invents tool to avoid cuts

He developed this solution because he spends a lot of time peeling plaintain bananas (about almost 500kg of plantain bananas daily).

“I have to peel some 400kg to 500kg of pisang tanduk (plaintain bananas) every day. More often than not, the sharp blades of the knife would injure me. Although the skin of the pisang tanduk is harder than the usual type of banana, it is still soft enough to be peeled with blunt knives. So I set out to make my own tool”, he explained.

The curved tool, which consists of a stainless steel blade attached to a curved knife handle, allowed him to win the Farmers’ Innovation Competition 2016.

Not only this tool is safer than regular knives, by preventing cuts, as it also allows Shahabuddin to work faster.

“Using a grinder, I made one side thinner with a pointed edge, similar to a usual knife but I did not sharpen it. The length of the tool is also shorter than normal for an easier grip when peeling. The best part is that my five-year-old daughter can also help me as the tool is not dangerous”.

The development of this solution had a cost of about $ 3.

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