Throwing Nails on the Floor
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Question
Is it permissible to throw a nail that I bit with my teeth onto the floor, if I bite it in one place and throw it in another?
Answer
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It does not help that you bit it in another place; the nail is harmful where it falls.
Source
Moed Katan 18a.
Three things are said about nails: one who buries them is righteous, burns them is pious, throws them is wicked. The reason is that a pregnant woman might pass over them and miscarry.
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