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NarendraCzar@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago

Why do people crumple a paper into a ball?

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Why do people crumple a paper into a ball?

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NarendraCzar@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 years ago
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  • anewbeginning@lemmy.world
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    3 years ago

    Because throwing a paper ball into the bin( or the near floor) is far easier than a flat piece of paper.

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    Because it’s too hard to crumple a sheet of paper into a cube.

    • NarendraCzar@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      Big brain moment

  • CM400@lemmy.world
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    IANAL, but I think it’s because balls are fun to play with.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      No reason you can’t do both

  • DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works
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    If you get frustrated by something you’re writing, crumpling it into a ball gets out frustration by destroying the work and then it’s easier to toss into a garbage can.

  • morphballganon@lemmy.world
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    It serves two purposes; easier to throw, and harder to read. You do it to things you don’t need anyone to read.

    • NarendraCzar@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      Ohh yeaahhh This is a good one🧠

  • kaitco@lemmy.world
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    The human hand naturally curves into a circular shape when closed.

    Squeezing anything in a hand will naturally form a ball shape. This will occur with anything, but paper is more readily available and crumples easily.

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    You have been deceived. People always crumple paper into a flat disc shape. All evidence showing ball-shaped paper must have been fabricated.

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