☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 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-square6fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down17
arrow-up161arrow-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 ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareqprimed@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 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.
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agohaha plausible and same
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