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Paper Cuttage

Okay, so we all know the nifty ancient art of...CUTTING PAPER! That's right...using a pair of 1st class levers with sharpened edges, to slice at a thin (or not so thin) sheet of paper. We have all grown fabulously spoiled to this way of doing things...BUT! What happens when you don't have a pair of scissors? Well...pray to god you have a ballpoint pen handy! It won't be as clean or precise...BUT! it can be done!
 
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Step 1First, things required...

First, things required...
Things you will need...

A Sheet of Paper, or Pad of Paper.
1 Ballpoint pen.
Nifty little desk....
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10 comments
Dec 3, 2007. 4:19 PMkingbif says:
everybody knows that
Jun 14, 2009. 12:30 AMRobertwan says:
I'm pretty sure I could find at least one person somewhere on the earth who didn't know how to rip a piece of paper cleanly with a ballpoint pen. Hence, not everybody.
Oct 2, 2008. 3:32 PMpstephens says:
I did this a ton to my agenda in 7th grade study halls. I made little people pop out of holes and stuff. I remember making something where by pulling a tab, a character would be struck by lightning.
Apr 13, 2007. 2:20 PMlemonie says:
Have you ever used "ruler-rip"? It's a very quick and effective shear process that takes seconds.
May 7, 2008. 9:45 AMValche says:
You could also just crease it repeatedly and moisten the crease a little with some saliva, works great and you don't need a pen or a ruler.
May 8, 2007. 10:25 PMpyelitegamerro76 says:
any smooth or laminated card works, hell even the pen laid horizontally if the paper is creased enough. but ive used this technique a bit lol in my science class. bitch wouldn't let my group use scissors, i swear she was a bigot. but anyways lol.
Dec 5, 2007. 1:34 PMbuterSBob29 says:
I've been doing this for ever
Jun 25, 2007. 9:55 PMteh darkcloud says:
Heh, I"ve been doing this for years.

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