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🐛You should not salt a leech

Khem Raj August 27, 2025 #meta

If a leech gets on to your leg while hiking, common suggestion is to run salt and remove it quickly, however it causes leech to vomit due to distress. A good way to get it off is to use your nails or credit-card to break the seal between the leech's mouth and skin quickly, so it can not vomit blood back into wound, it can cause infection.

Relate this to our reaction when we find a defect in our product. We can create panic and try to fix it ASAP by taking some shortcuts on the way. This might fix the known problem but open door for more if not considered thoroughly.

Understanding the extent of the issue and limitations of solution for addressing it should help in making a good decision on how to address the problem.