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Subject: Re: Why are some people left handed?
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Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:09:48 GMT
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On Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:35:33 +0200, wlg <gonefishin@thelake.com>
wrote:
>In article <f0ab44t8g8iv9rkdet51u7s87k11057j5s@4ax.com>,
> "::darkshadows::" <blood@thirsty.net> wrote:
>
>> Why are some people left handed?
>>
>>
>> "Because lefties do it right!"
>>
>> "Because left handed people are the only people in their right minds?"
>>
>> This question is definitely not a no-brainer.
>>
>> Two theories predominate in the debates that rage on as to why a mere
>> 4% o the population is left-handed. Most authorities agree, to the
>> relief of many a mother of a left-handed child, that if the child
>> prefers using the left hand, and functions well with it, there is no
>> need to correct this "condition."
>>
>> One theory centers on the two halves of the brain, i.e. the left half
>> and the right half, each of which functions differently. Medical
>> science believes that the left half of the brain predominates over the
>> right half. The stem of this theory is the fact that nerves from the
>> brain cross over at neck-level to the opposite side of the body, and
>> nerves from the other side of the brain reciprocate. The end result is
>> that the opposite sides of the body are supplied by the opposite sides
>> of the brain.
>>
>> The predominant left half of the brain, which graciously supplies the
>> right half of the body, theoretically renders it more skillful in
>> reading, writing, speaking, and working, and makes most people
>> right-handed. "Lefties," however, are the product of an inversion,
>> whereas the right half of the brain predominates, and they work best
>> with the left side of their bodies.
>>
>> Theory number two trickles down to the asymmetrical nature of the
>> body. Examples of the asymmetry, which flows from head to toe, are
>> that the right side of our faces differs slightly from the left, that
>> our legs differ in strength, or that our feet vary in size. One aspect
>> of this asymmetry is that for most people the right hand is stronger
>> than the left.
>>
>> There is no doubt that all exist in a "right-handed society," which
>> manufactures most basics, including scissors, doorknobs, locks,
>> screwdrivers, automobiles, buttons on clothing, and musical
>> instruments for the 96%. Left-handed people compensate for this
>> snobbery of sorts, by being members of an elite society, which
>> includes many of the greatest geniuses, including Michelangelo,
>> Leonardo da Vinci, and The Useless-Infomaster.
>>
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>What does a left-handed screwdriver look like?
If you gotta ask.....
lol,
darkshadows
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