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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 s
by tonyle 10y 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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYfkhdKcEiE
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- vacri 10y agoYou'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 10y agoThat video is awesome :D
- somedangedname 10y agoWould be a great intro to a safety talk in shop class.
- agumonkey 10y ago"paper cuting wood is wood cuting wood"
- jfoutz 10y ago4. No blood to make a scab, so pain receptors keep transmitting the pain signal.
- amelius 10y agoThis makes me wonder, does it help to make the cut a bit deeper then?
- altern8 10y agoThanks. I also noticed that there is no mention of chemicals. You'd think that to make paper while (and perhaps other reasons) they'd use a lot of chemicals, which might be one of the reasons for the pain.