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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 14 points 10 months ago (12 children)

I don’t want to try and take away your privilege but You can buy scissors that are "hand neutral."

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 15 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

No you cannot, though some manufacturers like to say so.

The grips are neutral, but the blades are righty.

Pick up some scissors and open them like you're cutting something. You'll see the top blade on the right and the bottom on the left. Because you're holding them in your right hand the bottom/left blade is closer to you. This gives you a clear view of the cutting line of whatever you're cutting. Even if you flip them it's still true.

For a lefty this line is blocked by the top blade.

Lefty scissors have the blades reversed. Try a pair sometime. It's doable but not pleasant.

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[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

You’re definitely correct. I just like that they don’t make my hand feel bad.

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

"Hand neutral " scissors are still right handed scissors that do not have molded finger holes for righties. They still are built backwards for a lefty. All in all they work in a pinch, but generally are garbage.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I have a 100% symmetric kitchen scissors that gets used for just about everything. How is it backwards / garbage?

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[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hold your scissors like you're cutting something. The top blade should be on the right side and the bottom edge that whatever you're cutting rests on will be on the left facing you. This is true even if flipped.

It would be reversed on left handed scissors. This is the important difference. It's more common nowadays for the grips to be ambidextrous, but the blade is still an issue. Of course lefties CAN cut things with righty scissors. But try out a lefty pair sometime. You'll find the blade blocks your view of what you're doing. You can't easily see the line that you're cutting.

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Interesting, hadn't thought of anything but the grip affecting ambidextricity. I guess part of it is I don't do precise cutting that requires me to pay attention to the blade.

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[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 13 points 10 months ago

Even when you do not need to see exactly what you are cutting, physics of the blade orientation, and your hand movements, pull the blades apart when you use right-handed scissors in your left hand.