• wjrii@lemmy.world
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      20 hours ago

      More or less. Nominally they were for quickly binding paper that had been through a 2- or 3-hole punch.

      Really, they were for making badass clocks in kindergarten.

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        15 hours ago

        Technically, the paper doesn’t need to have been punched, that’s why they’re pointy. You can just jam them through the paper and open the veins.

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          15 hours ago

          That’s just reckless! You’re a maverick who doesn’t play by the rules! I’m too old for this shit!

          I actually do think the point is there more as an alignment guide for a potentially sloppy stack of punched paper (see also the manila envelopes with brads built in), but I would be lying if I said I never skipped the hole punch when it was just a couple of sheets.