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Thumbs are for grasping

Seriously, if you think about it the thumb allows us to grasp things. The muscles never evolved for fine motor dexterity.

I never thought about thumbs in this way. Makes me think about all that gaming I used to do when I played on my Nintendo and Super Nintendo. And what about text messaging? I don’t do that heavily, but I’m sure there’s some people that use their cell phones in conjunction with AOL Instant Messenger. Don’t mess up your hands.

 

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[...] Blogroll Dive: 4/25/05 Here are the highlights from today’s Blogroll dive: Bryan found an interesting article on the use of thumbs in the modern age. Owen [...]

Posted by MacManX.com » Blog Archive » Blogroll Dive: 4/25/05 on 25 April 2005 @ 11am

We’ve already messed up our bodies by wearing shoes and doing all sorts of strange things with them.

Posted by Ontario Emperor on 5 May 2005 @ 12pm

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