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[–] 23 points 5 months ago (3 children)

More or less. Nominally they were for quickly binding paper that had been through a 2- or 3-hole punch.

Really, they were for making badass clocks in kindergarten.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Technically, the paper doesn't need to have been punched, that's why they're pointy. You can just jam them through the paper and open the veins.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    That's just reckless! You're a maverick who doesn't play by the rules! I'm too old for this shit!

    I actually do think the point is there more as an alignment guide for a potentially sloppy stack of punched paper (see also the manila envelopes with brads built in), but I would be lying if I said I never skipped the hole punch when it was just a couple of sheets.

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