We have a friend who, while setting up a tent (or trying to keep one up), in a sandstorm in Kuwait forgot he had a new knife (as opposed to his old dull one) in his multitool (military issue Leatherman, etc.) and it cut too well, including his arm. Depending on how you read this story you could blame it on the old dull knife, the new sharp one, or the person using it...



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	In a message dated 4/2/2005 4:48:46 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:



		Have dull knives really cut more people than sharp knives?     yrs.   ffyrup 



	It seems reasonable to assume that there are more dull knives than properly sharpened ones, and given that dull knives are generally considered to be more dangerous than sharp ones, it therefore seems reasonable to assume that more people are cut by dull knives than by sharp ones.

	 

	I don't think this theory works for Captain Kangaroo Safety Scissors, however.  But they may pinch more fingers than sharp scissors cut.

	 

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