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[Rockondevil]

What hand do you use to open bottles/jars or the like, and what is your dominant hand?

I’ve never really thought too much about it until today when I heard a man say to his partner “You’re right handed, why are you trying to open it with your left?”.
I thought to myself that’s exactly what I do and here we are.

Over the years I’ve dabbled in using the alternate hand to what I open things with and it hasn’t felt right.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Would be interesting to also inquire if the people opening stuff with their non-dominant hand prefer inverted view in games.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Right-handed... really I'm using both innit? But left on top. I think my grip strength is slightly stronger on my left owing to crappily playing guitar, so that could be a factor. Not sure if I always used my left to open things.

Also could be that ya know... since it's lefty-loosey, and that's the hard part... loosening something... and hands are asymmetrical, so I wonder if it's naturally easier to go counter-clockwise with the left wrist.

Would be interesting to also inquire if the people opening stuff with their non-dominant hand prefer inverted view in games.

Initially did inverted in FPS because that's how flight sims work. The original Spec Ops PC Game didn't have inverted Y-axis as an option so I adapted to "up looks up", which is a bit nonsensical because "pulling back tilts up" actually has more in common with the physical reality of mouse (and even dual analog) controls. Anyway I played through Spec-Ops, my brain broke through and comprehended "normal", and I stuck with it because I realized other games would skip out on the Y-inversion options, and even if they didn't it would never be the default.

 

[navii]

I thought this was about masturbation.

 

[GymWolf]

Left hand, reverse grip.

Wait...

 

[Aces High]

I thought this was about masturbation.

Right handed - masturbate with left

Like a true digital native

 

[UnravelKatharsis]

Right hand for everything except whacking it.

 

[mitch1971]

Oh god, can of worms open.

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Right
Bowling (cricket) - Right
Snooker/pool - Right
Boxing - Right
Football - Right foot.
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Right
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Right

 

[Kamina]

I thought this was about masturbation.

“Bottles and jars” doesn’t refer to vaginas?

 

[AlteredForms]

I thought this was about masturbation.

Left hand, reverse grip.

Wait...

Right handed - masturbate with left

Like a true digital native

Right hand for everything except whacking it.

 

[West Texas CEO]

Ambidextrous

 

[Dice]

I'm cross-dominant. It differs from ambidextrous in that there is still a dominant hand with everything, but which hand it is changes depending on the task. Fluency can extend to the non-dominant hand on any task to make that task ambidextrous, but would require the same amount of practice with the off-hand to develop fluency, so doing this with throwing a ball for example is much easier than with writing. Most often there is no reason to go through the trouble of training the off hand, so few tasks are ambidextrous.

 

[badblue]

I'm a righty but lefty has been getting more use since the injury.

 

[Putonahappyface]

When I open doors to shops or public toilets, I try to open the door with my foot if the door swings both ways.

 

[Esca]

I'm right handed but I try to use my left a lot to get better with it

 

[AJUMP23]

RIGHTY TIGHTY!

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

Oh god, can of worms open.

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Right
Bowling (cricket) - Right
Snooker/pool - Right
Boxing - Right
Football - Right foot.
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Right
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Right

Taking this as a template, somewhat:

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Left and Right
Bowling - Right
Pool - Left
Boxing - Left
American Football - Left
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Left
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Left

 

[Rockondevil]

Taking this as a template, somewhat:

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Left and Right
Bowling - Right
Pool - Left
Boxing - Left
American Football - Left
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Left
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Left

So essentially left handed, but your preference is balls in your right hand.

 

[ConkerTheSquirrel.]

So essentially left handed, but your preference is balls in your right hand.

If it helps you visualize a dominantly left-handed person better, sure.

 

[EverydayBeast]

 

[SpiceRacz]

 

[STARSBarry]

Oh god, can of worms open.

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Right
Bowling (cricket) - Right
Snooker/pool - Right
Boxing - Right
Football - Right foot.
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Right
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Right

 

[SirTerry-T]

As a general rule, my middle one.

 

[Rival]

.

 

[FeralEcho]

I use my strong hand

EDIT: fuck,already beaten XD

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I thought this was about masturbation.

 

[SJRB]

I'm a lefty but use my right hand when using scissors. Also, right is my dominant mouse hand. Which is very convenient in certain situations.

 

[Tams]

My middle hand.

 

[Toots]

Ambidextrous

In lunch stealing only and that is because of practice...

Anyway Im left handed, use my left arm/foot for sports, i play instruments right handed (because no one has the money for a lefty guitar at 15), i fingerbang with the right hand while fondling with the left, and i'm ambidextrous when im wanking (because between 12 and 16, during my jack off anytime anywhere period, i started to get scared of destroying my left arm using it too much, or worse ending like the supermutant shown above, so i taught myself to wank using the right arm and the rest is history. Plus whenever i get bored jacking off i can just change hand to make it new and fresh again )

 

[clarky]

Oh god, can of worms open.

Writing - Left
Throw a ball or darts - Left
Catching ball - Right
Bowling (cricket) - Right
Snooker/pool - Right
Boxing - Right
Football - Right foot.
Open jar - Left
Arm wrestle - Left
Wank - Right
Screwing (tools) - Left
Drilling - Right

Wow apart from wanking this is exactly me