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Re:Fingers can detect nano-scale wrinkles even on a seemingl... by taavi013 on Tuesday January 14, 2014 @06:18PM (#7060491)
It is rumoured that Bernhard Schmidt had so sensitive touch, that he could physically feel polishing results by his (only) left hand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernhard_Schmidt#Mittweida_year...

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Re:Fingers can detect nano-scale wrinkles even on a seemingl... by Florin_Andrei on Wednesday January 15, 2014 @03:13PM (#7065829)
If this is about the early stages of polishing, I believe it (and I can do it myself).
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