Scissors are tools that allow cutting.
Scissors are tools used for cutting . They are made up of two blades or blades with a single-sided edge and joined by an axis . These leaves usually end in a point; At the other end is the handle, which generally has openings so that the user can insert their fingers.
Through the shaft mechanism, the scissors (which can be named as scissors even in the singular) can be opened and closed. In this way, what you want to cut is placed between the two sheets, with the scissors open. Then pressure is applied from the handle so that the leaves close: that is, so that they join together again. Due to the sharp edge , what was introduced between the blades is cut.
For example: “Mom, I need new scissors for school because I lost the one I had” , “Please hand me the scissors so I can cut the cable” , “This scissors are ideal for cutting cardboard” .
Types of scissors
It is possible to find a wide variety of scissors, with different characteristics depending on the use for which they are intended. There are gardening scissors , hairdressing scissors , office scissors , etc.
Each of these can present very different characteristics, which make them impossible to use in an area for which they have not been designed: for example, those for gardening are very large and cannot be manipulated with one hand, while those for hairdressers have a shape and edge specially designed for hair and should not be used to cut materials such as paper.
Special scissors are used in pruning.
Its use by children
In general, adults do not allow small children to use scissors, since a little carelessness can lead to injuries of varying severity . Using scissors requires a certain degree of hand-eye coordination, as well as relatively sophisticated finger movements to maintain stability and make a clean, precise cut . Since the fine motor skills of human beings do not reach their highest level of development until youth, the use of sharp objects is not advisable until a certain age.
However, it is very common for the little ones to use scissors in schools to complete various artistic manual tasks, something that on the other hand stimulates the development of their fine motor skills; In this case, teachers give their students scissors specially designed to avoid accidents, covered in a plastic casing that eliminates the danger of the tips and only leaves a small part of the edge visible.
Other uses of the term scissors
Those devices that have mechanisms similar to those of this tool, with crossed elements and an axis, are also called scissors (such as scissor doors , to name one case).
In soccer , a scissors is a play performed by hitting the ball with a jump and crossing the legs in the air.
This term also appears in the name of one of director Tim Burton 's most important films: " Edward Scissorhands " , also known as " Young Scissorhands " . It is a very peculiar story, whose protagonist is a young man who has been created artificially by a scientist who does not complete his work since he dies just before completing his hands, which until then had scissors instead of fingers. . Eduardo is adopted by a very generous woman, who finds him alone in the inventor's mansion. The plot is very moving, although it combines elements of humor, suspense and action, and offers several deep messages about friendship, loyalty and tolerance, among other values.