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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why do paper cuts hurt so much more than larger cuts? Shouldn't a smaller cut be less painful?
gpt
Because they don't bleed. Which means the nerves are open to the air. Most deeper cuts the blood will start to form a clot and protect those open nerves. But with a minor cut like that, the exposed nerves have nothing to shield them.