Unless you happen to be running with them
Knife will make just one hole in you on impact, scissors - two?
which in turn emphasizes the offenive/defensive capabilities of scissors: "Freeze, dirtbag, or I'll snip!"
Item 2: while not effective for batoning wood or gutting fish, scissors are excellent for gutting wood and batoning fish.
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Dance like you have never been hurt, work like no one is watching,love like you don't need the money.