tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post2407741385021117904..comments2023-10-12T07:29:30.430-07:00Comments on F*ck if We Know: Ambidexterity - WTF?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01613335439008713150noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-18529111881414970282010-01-06T09:08:47.663-08:002010-01-06T09:08:47.663-08:00That was actually supposed to be a "bullet&qu...That was actually supposed to be a "bullet"...but I see how the resevoir tip could be misleading...Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576218056344224419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-49426412549569473582010-01-05T13:58:20.118-08:002010-01-05T13:58:20.118-08:00By the way, the photo you chose for this post dist...By the way, the photo you chose for this post disturbs the hell out of me. It's even worse than <a href="http://www.idrc.ca/uploads/user-S/11559112003mascot.jpg" rel="nofollow">this Mexican condom mascot</a> that Aaron found todayRoycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026696036192099488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-52940862805827006772010-01-05T10:01:40.164-08:002010-01-05T10:01:40.164-08:00Question - what would be the most useful activity ...Question - what would be the most useful activity to be ambidextrous at? (get your mind out of the gutter, MP)<br /><br />I might vote baseball cause you make a career out of being a specifically left-handed hitter or pitcher... what else?Roycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026696036192099488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-21688355621946080822010-01-04T17:03:46.248-08:002010-01-04T17:03:46.248-08:00...but otherwise my left hand is pretty useless.........but otherwise my left hand is pretty useless...luseelooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864194331007037594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-74819151172851140442010-01-04T17:03:02.425-08:002010-01-04T17:03:02.425-08:00I play mini-golf ambidexterously! (not sure if tha...I play mini-golf ambidexterously! (not sure if that's a word) <br /><br />I'm right-handed, but depending on all the obstacles in the way I'll choose which angle to stand and which arm to be dominant. <br /><br />Sometimes my left-handed shots are even better than the right-handed ones.luseelooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864194331007037594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-70291178704502845622010-01-04T16:20:46.363-08:002010-01-04T16:20:46.363-08:00Grace I'm goofy footed too! *air five*
I pla...Grace I'm goofy footed too! *air five*<br /><br />I play pool completely left-handed for no good reason. I just started playing that way.<br /><br />I completely agree that ambidexterity is totally learned, because when I started playing basketball I would practice a totally new move (say, an inside-out dribble) with my left hand first instead of my right, and a week later my right-hand would feel dumb while my left would be good. Where as if I try to swing a golf club left-handed right now it feels ridiculous while right-handed is fine.Roycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026696036192099488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-53449605095783634562010-01-04T16:19:34.632-08:002010-01-04T16:19:34.632-08:00computer mousing!
I hurt my right hand and had to...computer mousing!<br /><br />I hurt my right hand and had to use my left for awhile- now I can double click ambidextrously.<br /><br />Amazing. I know.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698753616430648485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-58397544830225644252010-01-04T15:23:42.017-08:002010-01-04T15:23:42.017-08:00Ah yes - I can snap just as well with my left as m...Ah yes - I can snap just as well with my left as my right; good one!<br /><br />It's very awkward to argue left-handed vs. right-handed when it comes to activities that involve both hands doing separate things. Using your example, I sure as hell can catch a baseball better with my left than my right, but I can catch a random tennis ball better with my right. Imagine playing a video game with the controller reversed - you'd be screwed, no?<br /><br />It's also hard to determine what's ambidextrous when both hands are involved doing the same thing - for example, typing (or, playing the piano). The hands are doing different things, yet must act together to produce a whole.<br /><br /><br />Realizing how arbitrary this all is hurts my head; for example, in swinging a baseball bat, how did we determine that by standing with your left facing the pitcher is a right-handed stance? Same with swinging a hockey stick? I feel like we're screwing our society over by not having left-handers: either we're stunting our personal growth by not developing both sides equally, or we're stunting our society's growth by not developing enough left-handers.<br /><br />I think I'm gonna force my kids to be left-handed.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613335439008713150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-44389799089451044492010-01-04T15:16:33.999-08:002010-01-04T15:16:33.999-08:00Well, this is interesting because I snowboard goof...Well, this is interesting because I snowboard goofy (right foot leading forward) which is traditionally for left-handed people and less popular than riding regular (left food forward). My track coach in high school used to tell me I set up my blocks like I was left-handed. I don't know why but somehow the way our feet work can be connected to our hands. <br /><br />Another way I can be ambidextrous is that I'm better at snapping with my left hand, versus my right hand (and I'm right handed). Hmm...ALL of that might be random, but I like to think I'm um, special :)Grace Boylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946406185527236890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-88346328146747618852010-01-04T14:21:37.445-08:002010-01-04T14:21:37.445-08:00In general my left hand is useless as well... off ...In general my left hand is useless as well... off the top of my head, here are a few things I can do just as well (or as poor) with my left hand as my right hand...<br /><br />I can snap my fingers with either hand. I can type. Catch (although this comes from playing baseball and wearing a glove on your left hand...so, does this count?). (And actually, I type with both hands, so that may not count either...ok, so I can snap...I'll just leave it at that.)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04576218056344224419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2469264630957046565.post-74108064768381537912010-01-04T13:47:00.024-08:002010-01-04T13:47:00.024-08:00The one thing in which I'm truly ambidextrous ...The one thing in which I'm truly ambidextrous is throwing a frisbee. For some reason I learned to throw a frisbee with my left hand while picking up everything else as a right-hander. Over the course of the years, I've learned how to throw the frisbee with my right hand as well.<br /><br />Other than this, my left hand is rather uselessScotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613335439008713150noreply@blogger.com