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Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by Zircom »

ryandrake wrote: post #98

(originally posted to the wrong article, LOL) I love these little measures of attention to detail. You can tell when a craftsman really thought about their work, vs. when a mere implementer stops once the design is shippable and the requirements are met. Similar to the "Cheese in the wrong place" controversy over the Google burger emoji[1]. 1: https://www.elitedaily.com/p/googles-burger-emoji-shows-chee...

For the record, people and restaurants put cheese on the bottom of the burger/sandwich all the time so I wouldn't say Google was wrong.

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by eurasiantiger »

foolfoolz wrote: post #102
ryandrake wrote: post #98

(originally posted to the wrong article, LOL) I love these little measures of attention to detail. You can tell when a craftsman really thought about their work, vs. when a mere implementer stops once the design is shippable and the requirements are met. Similar to the "Cheese in the wrong place" controversy over the Google burger emoji[1]. 1: https://www.elitedaily.com/p/googles-burger-emoji-shows-chee...

emojis are metaphors not replicas

Ceci n'est pas des ciseaux.

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by wodenokoto »

jimmaswell wrote: post #81

The handles could be designed to overlap in the 3rd axis. I think I've seen scissors like this but I can't find an example.

Some Fiskars scissors have an overlap [1] others have a shape that allow for an overlap, but don't actually meet when closed [2]

[1] https://arcus-www.amazon.ae/Fiskars-67517197J-Original-Orang...

[2] https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fiskars-Classic-Dressmaking-Scissor...

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by Dylan16807 »

ianferrel wrote: post #24
BugsJustFindMe wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What you described misunderstands or at least poorly describes the problem. > Right, because which blade half is on the bottom affects which direction you need to apply force so the blades meet tightly. That would violate Newton's Third Law of motion, so no. You don't have to apply force in any different direction if you put scissors with symmetric handles in the wrong hand. You will, however, end up tilting the scis…

The sight issue is true (but in my opinion not the major difference). Have you watched little kids learn to use scissors? You really do need to apply force to bring the blades together or they won't cut well. You likely do this unconsciously. I didn't think about it until I was teaching my children how to cut with scissors and noticed that they would generally end up folding the paper were I could cut it (toddler sci…

> You really do need to apply force to bring the blades together or they won't cut well.

It depends on the scissors. With the pair I'm holding right now, even if I'm actively pushing so the blades would move apart, they stay tight enough to cut fine.

Notably, the blades are curved into each other, which is capable of compensating for a moderate amount of hinge slack and narrowing the cutting to a single point. And the hinge has very little slack in the first place because it has a big flat mating surface.

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by evanb »

mrweasel wrote: post #31
Joker_vD wrote: post #4

That's the first time I've heard that there are left- and right-handed scissors. Is there actually a noticeable difference in usage?

You're going to love this then: There are left-handed bread knifes, and I want one. Bread knifes have a ever so slight slant to the cutting surface, to ensure that it actually goes straight through the bread. Without it the bottom of the slice will be a little more narrow, or thicker, I can't remember. Anyway, if your left handed the cut goes into the bread at an angle and the bottom get much wider than the top. This…

I have one as-yet-unredeemed gift certificate from my girlfriend for a left-handed bread knife. They're SO hard to find. Living in Germany I've wandered into multiple knife stores and ask and the people there all say "I know what you're talking about but we don't make one."

The only time I've actually seen one in real life is at the left-handed store on the San Francisco wharf!

Anyway, if you've got recommendations I'd love to hear them.

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by berjin »

cloudier wrote: post #3

Similar posts: - Ants: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17555842 - Smiling faces: https://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-m... - Butterflies: http://emilydamstra.com/news/please-enough-dead-butterflies/ - Trains: https://mobile.twitter.com/BisTheFairy/status/11925577307096... - Horses: https://twitter.com/jelenawoehr/status/1191872816372600832?l... - Planets: https://mobile.twitter.com/physicsJ…

- Rocket emojis turned into real rockets https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Pn0rHTpwvo

Re: Which emoji scissors close (2020)

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Post by no_time »

cloudier wrote: post #3

Similar posts: - Ants: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17555842 - Smiling faces: https://grouplens.org/blog/investigating-the-potential-for-m... - Butterflies: http://emilydamstra.com/news/please-enough-dead-butterflies/ - Trains: https://mobile.twitter.com/BisTheFairy/status/11925577307096... - Horses: https://twitter.com/jelenawoehr/status/1191872816372600832?l... - Planets: https://mobile.twitter.com/physicsJ…

The butterfly one reminded me of how much I liked reading the now elusive and Pagerank murdered non techie blogs that would pop up a few results under Wikipedia in biology/physics related queries.
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