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So, which came first? Are we mostly right handed because of left brain functionality (each side of brain controls opposite side of body), or is handedness innate in some other way and perhaps influences brain sidedness? Or, are these two things unrelated?
If you're a Waldorf fan, you might be interested to learn that Steiner was against left-handedness, thinking it caused by a spiritual deficiency. Modern Waldorf schools actively "correct" left handedness because of this. [1] [1]: https://waldorfcritics.org/faq/
Just throwing in my left handed anecdote here: the bottom of my hand was always covered in pencil graphite when I was in school because your hand drags over what you've been writing from left -> right. Also ring binders were a pain in the ass (your hand is blocked at the left margin lol)
I'm of the generation that were forced to write with the right even though I was a natural lefty. I also broke my left arm when I was 2, which may have made things even more messed up. These days I: * Write with my right, my left is not quite as quick/tidy as my right * Swing/grip with my left (cricket / golf / etc) * Use my phone with my left * Mouse with my right * Cut (scissors) with my right (but we don't have an…
One interesting data point is the majority of hockey players shoot left but are not left handed. https://www.purehockey.com/c/why-are-so-many-hockey-players-...
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One interesting data point is the majority of hockey players shoot left but are not left handed. https://www.purehockey.com/c/why-are-so-many-hockey-players-...
But shooting left in Hockey is what a right hander does. (Dominant hand on the top of the stick) I’m left-handed and shoot right in Hockey
With the left hand shielding the liver side, the right hand becomes the weapon bearer.
With the left side protexted, the deaths by liver puncture is greatly diminished.
This is called survivorship bias.
Well, our brains are asymmetrical in terms of function, and our bodies are asymmetrical internally too (heart, liver). So, which came first? Are we mostly right handed because of left brain functionality (each side of brain controls opposite side of body), or is handedness innate in some other way and perhaps influences brain sidedness? Or, are these two things unrelated?
There is no mystery on why left handers are rare. With the left hand shielding the liver side, the right hand becomes the weapon bearer. With the left side protexted, the deaths by liver puncture is greatly diminished. This is called survivorship bias. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias
> The stair spirals counter-clockwise and is known as the "left-handed staircase" as it would put right-handed attackers at a disadvantage. The story is that in 1513 when the left-handed Sir Andrew Kerr came back from the Battle of Flodden, he had his men learn to use their left hands when swordfighting. In Scotland, left-handedness has been dubbed "Corrie-fisted" or "Kerr-handed".
Just throwing in my left handed anecdote here: the bottom of my hand was always covered in pencil graphite when I was in school because your hand drags over what you've been writing from left -> right. Also ring binders were a pain in the ass (your hand is blocked at the left margin lol)
Only people that do that weird claw thing have that problem.