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'''Slippery fingers''' are a result of eating deep fried or french fried food from a [[tin]], trying to use a cursed [[can of grease]], or trying to apply or #dip a cursed [[potion of oil]]. They last d15 [[turn]]s.
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'''Glib''' is a property in ''[[NetHack]]'' that occurs as a result of using certain items, leaving you with '''slippery fingers'''.
  
When your fingers are slippery, you drop any non-cursed [[weapon]] you were wielding (which can be problematic in a [[shop]]). If you are not wielding a weapon, or you are wielding a cursed weapon, your non-cursed rings may slip from your fingers.{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|2166|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} Applying a [[towel]] effectively cleans your fingers. Putting gloves on does not remove or cover this effect, due to forces of physics yet unfathomed.  The lesson here is to watch exactly what it is you are eating/applying, as slippery fingers can very easily lead to a swift death if said tin or grease was used out of pure necessity.
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==Description==
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Your fingers can become slippery for 11-15 turns through any of the following actions:
  
{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Tethered aklys doesn't slip from your hand. ({{commit|fe39a2b08d81fa16cd699cda4791c0d041b53c72}})}}
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* Eating any [[tin]] that contains fried [[monster]] (i.e. deep fried, french fried or stir fried).
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* Applying a cursed [[towel]] or cursed [[can of grease]].
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* Applying or [[dipping]] a cursed [[potion of oil]].
  
As of NetHack 3.6.0, stir fried food from a tin can also cause slippery fingers.
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While your fingers (or [[gloves]] if you are wearing them) are slippery, you will drop any items you are [[wield]]ing, and non-cursed [[ring]]s may slip from your fingers;{{refsrc|src/do_wear.c|2166|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} putting on or removing gloves does not affect this property. You cannot open [[tin]]s or write while glib, and items dropped in a [[shop]] as a result of slippery fingers automatically become the property of the [[shopkeeper]].
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Slippery fingers can be cleaned by applying a non-cursed towel.
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{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|As of {{commit|fe39a2b08d81fa16cd699cda4791c0d041b53c72|commit fe39a2b}}, a tethered [[aklys]] will not slip from your hand.}}
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==Strategy==
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Losing your weapon due to slippery fingers can range from a mild annoyance, to a major inconvenience in the case of shops and artifact weapons, to potentially fatal should it occur in the middle of combat. Be mindful of where you eat tins, and make sure to uncurse cans of grease and towels before using them - a non-cursed towel is worth keeping around for this purpose.
  
 
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Revision as of 04:57, 30 August 2023

Glib is a property in NetHack that occurs as a result of using certain items, leaving you with slippery fingers.

Description

Your fingers can become slippery for 11-15 turns through any of the following actions:

While your fingers (or gloves if you are wearing them) are slippery, you will drop any items you are wielding, and non-cursed rings may slip from your fingers;[1] putting on or removing gloves does not affect this property. You cannot open tins or write while glib, and items dropped in a shop as a result of slippery fingers automatically become the property of the shopkeeper.

Slippery fingers can be cleaned by applying a non-cursed towel.

The following information pertains to an upcoming version (NetHack 3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that it is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate this information.

As of commit fe39a2b, a tethered aklys will not slip from your hand.

Strategy

Losing your weapon due to slippery fingers can range from a mild annoyance, to a major inconvenience in the case of shops and artifact weapons, to potentially fatal should it occur in the middle of combat. Be mindful of where you eat tins, and make sure to uncurse cans of grease and towels before using them - a non-cursed towel is worth keeping around for this purpose.

References