☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to ScienceEnglish · 1 year agoPaper cuts are painful because at a microscopic level paper is quite rough, paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to nerve endings leaving behind tiny fibres that cause further irritation.www.sciencefocus.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down19
arrow-up160arrow-down1external-linkPaper cuts are painful because at a microscopic level paper is quite rough, paper acts like a saw blade and does more damage to nerve endings leaving behind tiny fibres that cause further irritation.www.sciencefocus.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to ScienceEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareqprimedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoI have also heard (yes, internet random has no citations) that “ragged” cuts also tend to close more quickly due to larger relative surface area for fibrin gluing. I am currently not willing to self-experiment with this.
I have also heard (yes, internet random has no citations) that “ragged” cuts also tend to close more quickly due to larger relative surface area for fibrin gluing.
I am currently not willing to self-experiment with this.
haha plausible and same