Phys Rev E August 2024 PMID 39294970

Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts.

Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D Biviano, Kaare H Jensen

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Several posts highlight the interesting physics behind paper cuts, especially pointing out why a specific thickness (around 65 micrometers) is particularly dangerous. The tone is analytical yet accessible, with some commenters showing genuine curiosity about the factors influencing paper's behavior during cuts. The frequent reference to concepts like buckling, slicing, and elasticity, along with the use of terms like 'competition' and 'hazardous,' reflects a shared interest in understanding the scientific principles at play and indicates a moderate level of engagement with the publication's insights.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions seem to support the findings, with many recognizing the explanation of the physical mechanics involved in paper cuts as logical and credible.

InterestHigh interest

Many posts express curiosity, especially about the specific thickness (65 μm) being most hazardous, and the general fascination with the physics behind everyday phenomena.

EngagementModerate engagement

Posts show moderate engagement by referencing specific concepts like slicing, buckling, and elasticity, and some mention related scientific studies and models.

ImpactModerate impact

Overall, the discussions suggest some awareness of the study's relevance to understanding paper injuries, though their focus remains mostly on technical details rather than broad implications.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores the complex physics behind why paper cuts happen, focusing on how the paper's thickness and shape influence the likelihood of a cut occurring.
  • It reveals that there is a competition between slicing (cutting through) and buckling (bending or deforming) of the paper, which explains why certain paper types, like dot matrix paper, are more prone to causing cuts.
  • The researchers developed a model that predicts when paper cuts are most likely, and they also demonstrate how a recyclable cutting tool can effectively use these principles to cut paper more efficiently.]

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Physical Review E
@PhysRevE · X

Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Biviano, and Kaare H. Jensen #Buckling #Elasticity @jensenresearch https://t.co/vs1cGmMMIL https://t.co/JItW6HNyEl

Aug 26, 2024 · 28 likes · 9 shares · 12,216 followers View post →
Shinya Fushinobu
@sugargroove · X

手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/rtO22FZVGu

Jan 4, 2025 · 27 likes · 12 shares · 4,132 followers View post →
American Physical Society
@APSphysics · X

Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 micrometers thick — like in newspapers and scientific journals — is the most dangerous.

Sep 2, 2024 · 21 likes · 6 shares · 255,045 followers View post →
Tetsuro Miyatake
@tmiyatake1 · X

指を切りやすい紙質ランキング。 https://t.co/9lAZlpbLgx https://t.co/801nNSKYib

Sep 7, 2024 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 65,921 followers View post →
Francis Villatoro
@emulenews · X

#PhysRevE Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/2H7WpXbjhx explaining why paper with a specific thickness is most hazardous (65 µ⁢m) and suggesting a probabilistic interpretation of irregular occurrence of paper cuts. https://t.co/8RJTRhZLso

Sep 4, 2024 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 45,131 followers View post →
Daigo Oue
@q9ac · X

紙で指を怪我してしまうやつ、65ミクロンくらいの薄さの紙が1番やらかしやすいらしいよ、という論文 https://t.co/BGdk7sxFdY

Sep 3, 2024 · 7 likes · 1,020 followers View post →

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RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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Yuta Asano
@yutaAsano1991 · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@nama_nan · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@NNapy_n · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@Diesirae41 · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

Jan 5, 2025 · 12 shares · 1,023 followers View post →
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@sakuraimaito · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@e2joKFkiw6KmThE · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@tokurontinus · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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@ayanosatoh · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

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negi
@ngsystem · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

Jan 5, 2025 · 12 shares · 82 followers View post →
Keizo Nishikawa
@ihaveapenpai · X

RT @sugargroove: 手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic na…

Jan 5, 2025 · 12 shares · 51 followers View post →
Shinya Fushinobu
@sugargroove · X

手を切りやすい紙の厚さは65 μm。厚みが50 μm以下と100 μm以上の紙が皮膚に傷をつける可能性は低い。 Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/rtO22FZVGu

Jan 4, 2025 · 27 likes · 12 shares · 4,132 followers View post →
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@murasime · X

元論文↓ https://t.co/JNdOQANOEc

Dec 2, 2024 · 1,287 followers View post →
しもこ
@simonsa_ · X

RT @tmiyatake1: 指を切りやすい紙質ランキング。 https://t.co/9lAZlpbLgx https://t.co/801nNSKYib

Sep 7, 2024 · 2 shares · 729 followers View post →
Tetsuro Miyatake
@tmiyatake1 · X

指を切りやすい紙質ランキング。 https://t.co/9lAZlpbLgx https://t.co/801nNSKYib

Sep 7, 2024 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 65,921 followers View post →
Vilmantas Pupkis
@AlgaeFanVP · X

I love biophysics Phys. Rev. E 110, 025003 (2024) - Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/GgaClzrHpM

Sep 6, 2024 · 37 followers View post →
emilio lindosa lucas
@411emilio · X

RT @emulenews: #PhysRevE Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/2H7WpXbjhx explai…

Sep 4, 2024 · 2 shares · 4,858 followers View post →
Jøaن ibn Imran al Manaquri
@Club_La_Reforma · X

RT @emulenews: #PhysRevE Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/2H7WpXbjhx explai…

Sep 4, 2024 · 2 shares · 1,120 followers View post →
Francis Villatoro
@emulenews · X

#PhysRevE Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/2H7WpXbjhx explaining why paper with a specific thickness is most hazardous (65 µ⁢m) and suggesting a probabilistic interpretation of irregular occurrence of paper cuts. https://t.co/8RJTRhZLso

Sep 4, 2024 · 7 likes · 2 shares · 45,131 followers View post →
Daigo Oue
@q9ac · X

紙で指を怪我してしまうやつ、65ミクロンくらいの薄さの紙が1番やらかしやすいらしいよ、という論文 https://t.co/BGdk7sxFdY

Sep 3, 2024 · 7 likes · 1,020 followers View post →
John Sebastian
@johnmcseb · X

RT @APSphysics: Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 mi…

Sep 2, 2024 · 6 shares · 171 followers View post →
みちアキ
@tmichiaki · X

RT @tarokotani: 「指に切り傷を作りやすい紙の研究」が Physical Review E に載っちゃった。一番はドット・プリンタ用紙だったそうです。今年のイグ・ノーベル物理学賞かな。 → Competition between slicing and buckl…

Sep 2, 2024 · 3 shares · 1,726 followers View post →
Miss Atomic Bomb
@nuclearkelly · X

RT @APSphysics: Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 mi…

Sep 2, 2024 · 6 shares · 238 followers View post →
藤井ひろし・ごみ
@fujiihirosigomi · X

RT @tarokotani: 「指に切り傷を作りやすい紙の研究」が Physical Review E に載っちゃった。一番はドット・プリンタ用紙だったそうです。今年のイグ・ノーベル物理学賞かな。 → Competition between slicing and buckl…

Sep 2, 2024 · 3 shares · 820 followers View post →
ちょっぱー
@chopstixR · X

RT @tarokotani: 「指に切り傷を作りやすい紙の研究」が Physical Review E に載っちゃった。一番はドット・プリンタ用紙だったそうです。今年のイグ・ノーベル物理学賞かな。 → Competition between slicing and buckl…

Sep 2, 2024 · 3 shares · 204 followers View post →
小谷太郎
@tarokotani · X

「指に切り傷を作りやすい紙の研究」が Physical Review E に載っちゃった。一番はドット・プリンタ用紙だったそうです。今年のイグ・ノーベル物理学賞かな。 → Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/mR0P8NhC3V

Sep 2, 2024 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 5,348 followers View post →
Vazquez, Ø
@VGO3696 · X

RT @APSphysics: Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 mi…

Sep 2, 2024 · 6 shares · 320 followers View post →
Gary Wnek
@gwnek · X

RT @APSphysics: Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 mi…

Sep 2, 2024 · 6 shares · 936 followers View post →
S Bhattacharya
@shoukav · X

RT @APSphysics: Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 mi…

Sep 2, 2024 · 6 shares · 384 followers View post →
American Physical Society
@APSphysics · X

Ever wonder why some kinds of paper are more likely to cause paper cuts? A study in @PhysRevE found that paper around 65 micrometers thick — like in newspapers and scientific journals — is the most dangerous.

Sep 2, 2024 · 21 likes · 6 shares · 255,045 followers View post →
EL-CO
@EL_CO4tw · X

とはいえ、NatureやScienceを紙で読んだのはいつのことやら、というくらいご無沙汰なので実感が持てないなあ。元の論文はこちら。最後には紙を使って野菜や果物を切ってます。え、そのパート必要? https://t.co/CMll5oFQAC

Aug 27, 2024 · 1,348 followers View post →
Etienne Jambon-Puillet
@EJambonP · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

Aug 27, 2024 · 9 shares · 749 followers View post →
Bhupesh Garg
@bhupesh_garg · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

Aug 27, 2024 · 9 shares · 80 followers View post →
Elisabetta Massone
@Elisabetta61495 · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

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@cst7194 · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

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Rizqie Arbie
@iqimaru · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

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John Sebastian
@johnmcseb · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

Aug 26, 2024 · 9 shares · 171 followers View post →
Vazquez, Ø
@VGO3696 · X

RT @PhysRevE: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Bi…

Aug 26, 2024 · 9 shares · 320 followers View post →
Physical Review E
@PhysRevE · X

Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts, Sif Fink Arnbjerg-Nielsen, Matthew D. Biviano, and Kaare H. Jensen #Buckling #Elasticity @jensenresearch https://t.co/vs1cGmMMIL https://t.co/JItW6HNyEl

Aug 26, 2024 · 28 likes · 9 shares · 12,216 followers View post →
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@akihium1900 · X

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Jul 29, 2024 · 638 followers View post →
ryo694
@ryo694 · X

Physical Review E - Accepted Paper: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts https://t.co/pWmh5CYw2Z

Jul 2, 2024 · 1,389 followers View post →
matiere*
@matiere · X

Accepted Paper: Competition between slicing and buckling underlies the erratic nature of paper cuts - Physical Review E https://t.co/WifFYtUvI7 Accepted 19 June 2024

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