The thing I don't quite get is that I have given myself tiny nicks before, but they bled like an artery. Hyperbolic of me I know.I had a strange experience cutting myself just yesterday. I sharpened a few of my kitchen knives right before making supper. Afterwards while washing the utility knife it sliced into a layer of skin, a decent little cut, not deep, but enough to leave a little flap of skin. The thing is, it didn't draw a drop of blood. It just sliced the outer layer of skin at fingerprint depth. So weird, and I'm sure it only happened because it was freshly sharpened. Lucky too