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PaperclipPerfector  1mo ago (text post)   3782 thread views

Small-Scale Question Sunday for July 19, 2026

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opening packages, breaking down cardboard?

I see. I'm used to using kitchen scissors for that.

In my experience, a lot of people who carry knives are used to spending time outdoors. When you're out in the woods, in a field, etc etc, then having a tool on hand (even if it isn't the best form of said tool) is super valuable.

Are you my wife? She'd rather spend five minutes futzing with scissors to open a package rather than five seconds with a knife.

A pair of sharp scissors held open is a knife. In any case, I'm not criticising, it had just never occured to me before.

Yes, a knife with a blade for a handle. I severely chastise people I see using an open scissors as a knife.

No, that’s not how you do it. You just open so the handles are open at the top and the blades are open at the bottom. Then you use one of the handles.

I didn’t mean to tread on people’s toes. I was given a Swiss Army knife as a boy and was rather disappointed there never seemed to be anything to use it on.

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