Franz Wright

I used to comfort myself with the idea of a book with serrated, detachable pages, so that you could read the thing the way it came and then shuffle the pages, like a giant deck of cards, and read the book in an entirely different order. It would be a different book, wouldn't it? It would be one of infinite books.

American Poet

Emphasizes the tool's ability to saw through materials, not simply slice.

Cutting Function

Serrated edges are sharp; they can be dangerous if not handled with care.

Safety Warning

Often used when a clean cut is less crucial but speed and efficiency are needed.

Efficiency Importance

The serrated design adds a visual appeal to artwork or decorations.

Decorative Quality

Serrated patterns in art can create a noticeable contrast with smooth surfaces.

Textural Contrast

In art, serrations add a unique feel that can be pleasing when touched.

Tactile Experience

 Then the bug will use its serrated mandibles to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide

The loathsome, lethal...

 The top teeth are the cutters. They are highly serrated, and they are basically the teeth that saw into the flesh of their prey. The bottom teeth are very different. They're much more narrow but equally as serrated. So as the bottom teeth pin and hold the prey, the top teeth cut through the flesh.

How a Great White Shark...

 disturbance. make no sound. To give them the best chance of catching prey and that's actually because of an incredible adaptation on their feathers, Their feathers curl in at the edges, which creates a kind of serrated wind tunnel that stops the wind from making that really loud sound.

Finding Little Owls in...

 sort of triangular serrated teeth here that the tiger shark has which are used for chumping into their prey which is often things like sea turtles, sorry for the sea turtle fans in the audience. But they're very different. So making these kinds of pictures helped, I think readers

Swimming With Sharks:...

 and triangular serrated upper teeth for slicing. This variety enables sharks to target prey in a diversity of ocean environments. Many species also have another peculiar trait - the ability to launch their jaws out of their mouths, open them extra wide, and grab prey by surprise.

Why are sharks so...

 knew that already didn't you I mean we've seen great white videos before the shark accelerates towards the seal missing its target but the shark rarely misses twice a shark's teeth are designed for slicing its victims not chewing their serrated edges acting like

This Great White Shark...

 eyes and to rely on their hearing to pinpoint exactly where something like a little vole, a mouse might be. They have the slightly curled over feathers that are serrated, And that means that when they're flying through the air, they're completely silent.

Spotting the World's...

 serrated teeth that can easily cut through turtle shell as the Sharks thrash their bodies from side to side but why are loggerheads their primary victims at sundown the camera from one of the loggerheads is released and is ready for pickup

Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles...

 indicates a different predator. With this tooth fragment, it's perfectly triangular. And it's quite serrated on both sides. Without doubt, I can conclude this came from a white shark. Great whites are the largest

Western Australia's...

 with serrated teeth. And, worldwide, they have been implicated in multiple attacks on humans. So could nurse sharks be responsible for Recife's spike?