If I cut a thing in two, are the two pieces together exactly the same size as the original?

Or to rephrase it: does a knife/scissors/etc just split something or does it remove something?

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[–] 1 point 11 months ago

A knife generally tears, it separates the material in front, causing it to tear ahead of the blade.

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