Ancient Origins
The earliest forms of scissors date back about 3,000-4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. These primitive tools were known as spring scissors. They consisted of two bronze blades connected at the ends by a flexible strip of metal that acted as a spring, allowing the blades to automatically open after being pressed together. These scissors were used to cut fabrics, hair, and other lightweight materials. — THE INVENTION OF SCISSORS: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
The fingers are connected together at the fulcrum that is the knuckle — boethius
You must have very very different knuckles from the rest of us — flannel jesus
well obviously knuckles provide that connection of two blades. — boethius
do you call two knives "scissors" just because you momentarily rub them against each other? — flannel jesus
Is that obvious to you? It's not to me. Each of my knuckles is connected to one finger only, and allows a pretty wide range of motion that the blades of scissors don't have. — flannel jesus
The chef accidentally scissored his thumb — frank
that can, among other things, provide a scissoring motion — boethius
↪boethius they can make as scissoring motion when placed next to another wrist, just like knuckles can. Any joint can. — flannel jesus
The spring scissors are more flexible. — boethius
Ancient Origins
The earliest forms of scissors date back about 3,000-4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt. These primitive tools were known as spring scissors. They consisted of two bronze blades connected at the ends by a flexible strip of metal that acted as a spring, allowing the blades to automatically open after being pressed together. These scissors were used to cut fabrics, hair, and other lightweight materials. — THE INVENTION OF SCISSORS: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
I think scissors only become scissors when connected by that fulcrum, and when independent and disconnected, they’re simply blades. — flannel jesus
You're supposed to just accept that his hands are functioning scissors and not to delve too deeply into how the prop functions. — Nils Loc
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