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George
 
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Default Deer antler... Phew!


"charlie b" wrote in message
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Teeth and horns are modified hair follicles which is why,
if you think about it, smell like burning hair when you
get them hot - as in grinding on them at 30K rpms with
a dental bur or bandsawing them at 1K fpm. Because
they're modified hair follicles they each have a nerve or
several nerves - the removal of which, in the case of
a tooth, is called a root canal.

Antlers - I'm not sure about.


Bone.

An intelligent design conceals its secrets from the unthinking.