text: how do you get a paper cut? i just don't know how it works because i always get them at the most annoying times but it's really random and stuff. not to mentiontrying to give yourself a papercut is almost impossible. also they are increddibly annoying. usually, when your finger quickly goes against the edge of a paper (which is thicker than a razor blade) you get a paper cut. i used to get them a lot in gradeschool since i reached into my desk, sliding my fingers alongside workbooks to identifiy which subject they were, ending up in multiple paper cuts. giving yourself a paper cut is possible, run your finger very quickly along the edge of printing paper. i have stupid cousins who have tried it.