Are you left-handed, right-handed, or is it not that simple?

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What is your handedness?

Right handed
5
18%
Left handed
7
25%
It's not so simple (explain?)
16
57%
 
Total votes: 28

Vincent
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Are you left-handed, right-handed, or is it not that simple?

Post by Vincent »

I was just wondering, because I'm left-handed and so is my daughter. Maybe there's a correlation, maybe not, who knows? I don't think any work has been done on this. None that found its way to the internet anyway. So maybe we'll make an important discovery.

Normal left-handedness figures are about 1 in 10 or 11.
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Post by gherkin001 »

Im ambidextrous!!!!!!!!!
DySpRaXiA dOeSnT mAkE lIfE hArDeR, jUsT mOrE cOmPlIcAtEd.
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Post by Lithium_joe »

right handed, left-toed.


when I wander round bare foot, I pick stuff up with my feet.
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Post by Henri »

I am right-handed, but there is a few things I feel much more comfortable doing with my left.
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Post by Riddles »

thats a very good question. I am not sure, I am right handed for writing, left handed for some other things. But sometimes, they kinda switch, you know, I end up with writing better in my left hand and other things the other way round, it switches an awful lot
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Post by Shadwell »

I am left handed for most things, but then good at right hand as well for other things, maybe it is because I have never come across left handed sissors, or a left handed keyboard.

I know my guitar playing sounds nearly as bad either way!!! as when the guitar was right handed setup I was having problems, but when the strings were changed, then the strings would break 1/2 way through a song!!! so never really found the truth out to that!

I haven't driven a left hand drive car, so couldn't say left handed at that, but there again being left eye dominent, then it means have to turn my head that much more to look into the drivers wing mirror.
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Post by sheppeyescapee »

Mostly left handed, but I can't use left handed stuff. I find left handed scissors impossible to use because I learned using right handed ones in my left hand. There are somethings I do right handed and it can swap around a bit.
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Post by The Lurker »

sheppeyescapee wrote:Mostly left handed, but I can't use left handed stuff. I find left handed scissors impossible to use because I learned using right handed ones in my left hand. There are somethings I do right handed and it can swap around a bit.
That about sums me up.
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Post by Auron »

I'm super-lefthanded, my right hand does nothing, it can barly hold a knife
or move a mouse.
I;m also left footed, but my legs are slighy more balanced, from all the messing around with martail arts.

my brother writes with his left hand on paper, but on a white board he uses his right hand, weird!
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Post by The Lurker »

The mouse one is interesting, at work I use my right hand, but at home I use either, as and when :-k
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Post by Auron »

oh yes, my left hand can work a mouse as well as mu right, but fi Iused my left I'd have nothing to type with.
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Post by Lady Fluff »

I'm also left footed and right handed! My right hand is more able but my left side is stronger so I tend to use that side for carrying my heavy shopping. I can use my right foot to pick things up, but as it needs to be received by my right hand, the left foot works out easier...
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Post by Meg »

I was supposed to be left handed as I do everything withmey left hand, but i'm actually right handed.

Luv Meg
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Post by Auron »

funny to note so many lefties...
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Post by Rosel »

My handedness changes depending on what i am doing. Sport are usually left and writing and such right. I'm not so good with either hand.
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