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Ambidextrous. Right writing's better then left though. I play Squash with left and right, gives an advantage every now and then :).
 
Wrong.

Err, I mean left. It makes for some rather unique-looking (and smudged) handwriting and Kanji. But, I'm also ambidextrous inasmuch as I write left, but do everything else right. Kick, bat, throw, mouse, scissors, yo-yo, etc. I'm not sure which wrist I'd put a watch on.
 
Lefty, but only for writing and sports.

I am pretty much ambidextrous for most things; i.e. eating, gaming, slapping hos.
 
Right

though people find it weird that i swing baseball bats and golf clubs on my right, but play hockey on my left ;)
 
Just fyi, all lefties are a bit ambidextrous, being forced to conform to a righty's world. True!

I use my left for all precision-related activities (writing, drawing), while using my right for power (throwing). Also, righties are inferior. True!
 
the_geche said:
Lefty here...

Do any other lefties have HORRIBLE handwrighting? I know mine's is atrocious...
I do. :(
Acrylamid said:
I hate writing with my left hand (because you have to "push" the pen instead of "pulling" it) so I have had the idea of starting mirror-writing like da Vinci did, for a long time... does anyone have experience with this, any tricks how to learn it (besides "repeat, repeat, repeat") ?
 
Netrunner2k2 said:
Mine is REALLY crappy. It is why I type everything. Notes to people, lists, phone numbers, etc.

No, the reason you have poor handwriting is because you type everything. I have the same problem. The reason I type nearly everything is that it's faster and easier to correct mistakes.
 
Desperado said:
pencil/ink that doesn't dry immediately=smmmmmmeeearrrrrr

=/

I hate that. I also can't stand spiral notebooks and binders. With binders, I take the paper out and put it back in when I'm done.

BTW, although my handwriting sucks, I am/was good at drawing. Haven't drawn anything in a while so I don't know how I am now.
 
I thought ambidextrous meant one's ability to write or draw with both hands, not that one can write with one hand and do other things with the other. Cause you know, lots of guys do most things with their right hand, but then they might wipe their ass with their left. That doesn't make them ambidextrous.
 
Pellham said:
I thought ambidextrous meant one's ability to write or draw with both hands, not that one can write with one hand and do other things with the other. Cause you know, lots of guys do most things with their right hand, but then they might wipe their ass with their left. That doesn't make them ambidextrous.
Yeah, it's using both hands equally for everything. "A bit ambidextrous" makes enough sense though. And I figured that those people that used their right hand for some things and their left hand for others were pretty much ambidextrous since they don't strictly use one hand over the other.
 
What does left-handedness mean, practically speaking? Medical literature reports that lefties more accident prone, are more likely to have their fingers amputated by power-tools, suffer more wrist fractures. Lefties are more susceptible to allergies, auto-immune diseases, bed-wetting, depression, drug abuse, epilepsy, hypnotism, low birth weight, schizophrenia, sleeping disorders, suicide attempts, and certain learning disabilities. Lefties are six times likelier to die in an accident, and four times to likelier to die while driving.
 
Right handed.

I think lefties rush in to this thread to show their uniqueness(*cough* at. hos *cough* :P) while righties don't care. That's why its so close.
 
temp said:
Right: 49
Ambi: 10
Left: 38


The gap's widening.

Most of those ambidextrous should really be counted as left handed...

It's just a natural function of living in a world where for alot of products, we might specify a handedness to them, but in reality they can be used initially at least without any handedness concerns.

Most lefties would probably operate on the left for fine motor control, such as chopstick use, drawing and anything similar that doesn't have a handedness priority (like scissors and mice do), and right for everything else.

A true ambidextrous is able to switch back and forth between left and right hands for all activities without needing to practice... similarly they can switch from right handed to left handed mouse usage easily... something I think isn't true for lefties accustomed to right handed mouse use.
 
Zaptruder said:
Most of those ambidextrous should really be counted as left handed...

It's just a natural function of living in a world where for alot of products, we might specify a handedness to them, but in reality they can be used initially at least without any handedness concerns.

Most lefties would probably operate on the left for fine motor control, such as chopstick use, drawing and anything similar that doesn't have a handedness priority (like scissors and mice do), and right for everything else.

A true ambidextrous is able to switch back and forth between left and right hands for all activities without needing to practice... similarly they can switch from right handed to left handed mouse usage easily... something I think isn't true for lefties accustomed to right handed mouse use.
Yeah, I know. I didn't count everyone that said they used their right hand for some things and their left hand for others, just the ones that were split pretty evenly.

Rei_Toei said:
Ambidextrous. Right writing's better then left though. I play Squash with left and right, gives an advantage every now and then :).
Kiriku said:
Ambidextrous in a way. I write with my left for example, play sports with my right.
slayn said:
I'm more inclined to use my right hand for most stuff just out of habit.

I can't write worth shit with my left hand. But in sports my left side is often stronger. I do a lot of mundane things with my left hand (picking stuff up and such) and I sometimes eat left handed.
chigiri said:
I dual-wield. :lol

I can pretty much write with my right hand these days aswell.
Never ever used any 'lefty' accessories though.
Agent Dormer said:
Ambidextrous, favoring the left hand for writing, and the right for sports.
xsarien said:
Ditto. Right-handed for scissors.
Baseball in high school phys ed? I batted right-handed. Archery in summer camp? I shot left-handed.)
Joe said:
i write lefty and hold a fork lefty but i kick and throw righty. right hand mouse, left hand scissors.
AlphaSnake said:
Just about the ONLY thing I do with my left hand is write and drive. I do everything else with my right. I have far more power and control in my right hand than my left.
Vormund said:
I only write with my left hand. Everything else is right handed or at least can do with both.
GDGF said:
Ambidextrous is the new left.
I know it's not the exact definition of ambidextrous, but you couldn't classify them either way. Well, maybe Kiriku, Dormer, and Joe. But they're close enough. And I'd have to put slayn in the right camp.
 
Left I think, I write with my left but as a child I was forced to use my right hand so I can write with both. I throw with my right, bat right handed, eat with my left and um...most other things with my left hand.
 
I'm right handed. Although, oddly enough, I wank with my left.
 
Mostly left-handed, although I'm right-handed when it comes to the computer mouse. And my twin brother is right-handed... though he eats with his left hand. Go figure.
 
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