Eli5: Why is it almost impossible to use scissors with your less dexterous hand, especially for cutting items such as plastics and rubber?

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Eli5: Why is it almost impossible to use scissors with your less dexterous hand, especially for cutting items such as plastics and rubber?

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Answer 1

It’s because you’re twisting the cutting edges away from each other instead of towards each other. Right handed scissors want to have each handle twisted clockwise, from the perspective of the person holding it, left handed counterclockwise.

You can hold them differently to mitigate this problem, with your thumb pointing down through the handle instead of up, and your fingers pointing up through the handle instead of down.