The question for the Taobao Big Winner’s Daily Guess on September 11th has been released. [It was a must-have for the ancients when they went out!] Why did the ancients carry scissors with them? The following is the sharing of answers to the 2023 Taobao Big Winner’s Daily Guess 9.11. User friends who still don’t know today’s answer come and take a look. I hope it can help you.
Question: [It was a must-have for ancient people when going out!] Why did ancient people carry scissors with them?
Correct answer: cut silver
1. Because silver is the main currency in circulation and it is impossible not to use it. Faced with such a large amount of currency, the ancients finally came up with a way to further reduce the weight of a single piece of silver by cutting it into pieces with steel shears, making it easier to exchange it with copper coins. After cutting a part of the silver, it represented something of value.
2. First of all, in ancient times, people mostly received whole pieces of silver, so when they needed change for shopping, they would use scissors to cut the silver. Secondly, in ancient times, there was also a saying of "preventing counterfeit coins". If someone added lead to silver, it would not be visible on the outside. If the color inside was wrong when you cut it with scissors, the secret would be exposed. Therefore, people in ancient times would basically carry scissors with them when they went out.
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