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tonyle | 9 years ago

Key takeaways.

1. Fingers are sensitive.

2. paper has a saw like edge.

3. paper cuts tears up skin so nerves are exposed to the world.

Not really a lot of substance to this article.

Speaking of saw like edge.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYfkhdKcEiE

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jfoutz|9 years ago

4. No blood to make a scab, so pain receptors keep transmitting the pain signal.

amelius|9 years ago

This makes me wonder, does it help to make the cut a bit deeper then?

vacri|9 years ago

You're misrepresenting your point 3. The article talks about the kind of cuts that paper tends to make, and how it exposes nerves to the world differently than deeper cuts.

camtarn|9 years ago

That video is awesome :D

somedangedname|9 years ago

Would be a great intro to a safety talk in shop class.

agumonkey|9 years ago

"paper cuting wood is wood cuting wood"