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[–] gasgiant@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yeah but does anyone call them that? I'd still call that kind of fine cut a paper cut.

Never heard anyone say "ow I've got a cardboard cut"

[–] all-knight-party@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago

We do at my warehouse. They are usually worse than a standard papercut so the distinction does say something

[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 month ago

I call it "box attack"

[–] Fondots@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

We definitely called them cardboard cuts, can't say how universal it is but every job I've where I've handled a lot of boxes it seems to be in pretty common use

[–] astrsk@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

My friend and I call it a box cut because they’re often worse than a normal paper cut due to fibers that can cause additional irritation unless cleaned out.