Eli5: why are the tips of scissors worse at cutting than the base?

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Eli5: why are the tips of scissors worse at cutting than the base?

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Scissors are fastened together at the base. So they’re slightly closer together there.

And if you’re using worn scissors then they likely were primarily used more at the tip than at the base.

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