why will people become left handers?
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a certain guy call magical_wen who always appear on sgforums.Originally posted by urbanmonkey:indeed..i think left-handers more clever...any well-known left-hander genius? -
aldof hitlerOriginally posted by urbanmonkey:indeed..i think left-handers more clever...any well-known left-hander genius?
einstein
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MARK1992
who else? -
lee hsien loongOriginally posted by MARK1992:aldof hitler
einstein
newton
MARK1992
who else? -
Bill Clinton
David Letterman
Jay Leno
Bart Simpson
Kurt Cobain
Phil Collins
Jimi Hendrix
George Michael
Tom Cruise
Nicole Kidman
Robert DeNiro
Angelina Jolie
Valentino Rossi -
paul mccartney
Joan of Arc (?), French heroine
Lloque Yapanqui (?), Inca monarch
Ramses II (?), Egyptian pharaoh
Tiberius (?), Roman emperor
Alexander the Great
Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor
Julius Caesar, Roman general
Napoléon Bonaparte (?), French emperor
Josephine de Beauharnais
King Louis XVI of France
Queen Victoria of England
King George II of England
King George VI of England
Prince Charles of England
Prince William of England
Fidel Castro, Cuban leader
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli prime-minister
Nicole d'Oresme, mathematician
Henry Ford, automobile manufacturer
David Rockefeller, banker
Dwight F. Davis, founder of the Davis Cup in tennis
Helen Keller, advocate for the blind
Dr. Albert Schweitzer, physician/missionary
August Piccard, inventor of stratosphere, bathosphere
Edwin Buzz Aldrin, astronaut
Wally Schirra, astronaut
Dr. Mark Silver, surgeon
Paul Prudhomme, chef
Cecil Beaton, photographer/costume designer
Lord Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts (ambidexterous)
Dave Barry, journalist
Edward R. Murrow, correspondent
Ted Koppel, journalist
Forrest Sawyer, journalist
Ray Suarez, journalist
John F. Kennedy, Jr., lawyer/publisher
Caroline Kennedy, lawyer/author
Ron Reagan, son of Ronald Reagan
Vin Scully, sports broadcaster
David Letterman (?), host
Jay Leno, host
Lenny Bruce, comedian
Allen Ludden, host
Joel Hodgson, host of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Wink Martindale, game show host
Uri Geller, psychokinetic performer
Richard Simmons, exercise guru
Euell Gibbons, naturalist
Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne quintuplets
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Clarence Darrow, lawyer
F. Lee Bailey, lawyer
Melvin Belli, lawyer
Marcia Clark, lawyer
Alan Funt, television producer
Milt Caniff, cartoonist
Bill Mauldin, cartoonist
Cathy Guisevite, cartoonist
Matt Groening, cartoonist
Jean Plantureux (Plantu), political cartoonist
Pat Oliphand, political cartoonist Ronald Searle, cartoonist
Pat Robertson, evangelist/politician
N.B. Forrest, Confederate general
John Dillinger, criminal/bank robber
Boston Strangler (Albert Henry DeSalvo), serial killer
Jack-the-Ripper, serial killer
John Wesley Hardin, Western gunslinger
Bart Simpson, cartoon character
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, composer
David Byrne (Talking Heads)
Glen Campbell
Vicki Carr
Natale Cole
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)
Phil Collins (Genesis)
Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
Dick Dale (guitarist)
Don Everly (The Everly Brothers)
Phil Everly (The Everly Brothers)
Bela Fleck, jazz musician
Glenn Frey (the Eagles)
Eric Gale, guitarist
Noel Gallagher (Oasis) (?)
Errol Garner, jazz pianist
Judy Garland
Crysal Gayle
Kevin Griffin, guitarist & lead singer (Better than Ezra)
Thomas Hedley, vocalist/musician
Jimi Hendrix
Isaac Hayes
Tony Iommi, guitarist (Black Sabbath)
Albert King, guitarist
Melissa Manchester
Chuck Mangione, trumpet
Martina McBride ?, country music singer
Paul McCartney (the Beatles; Wings)
Christie Marie Melonson (opera)
George Michael (Wham!)
Peter Nero, conductor
Joe Perry ? (Aerosmith)
Robert Plant (Led Zepplin)
Cole Porter, song-writer
Sergei Rachmaninoff ?, composer
Maurice Ravel ?, composer
Lou Rawls
John Lydon a.k.a. Johnny Rotten (Sex Pistols / Public Image Ltd.)
Rich Szabo, trumpeter
Seal
Ringo Starr (?) (the Beatles)
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)
Tiny Tim
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apparently left handers are more creative and abstract, right handers are more think in the box analytical. thats why there are disproportionately many more musicians, athletes ,actors and artists who are left handed.
im right handed. -
some people can use both hands.
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like me..Originally posted by Toblerone:some people can use both hands.
but i dont use both hands to play -
some ppl, like rafeal nadal use left hand to play tennis and right to write.Originally posted by ifish:like me..
but i dont use both hands to play
my bowling coach is also liddat. right hand bowl, left hand write. dunno why sia -
yup.. can one..Originally posted by unclebutcher:some ppl, like rafeal nadal use left hand to play tennis and right to write.
my bowling coach is also liddat. right hand bowl, left hand write. dunno why sia
i can write properly on both hands.. -
I both hands also can use... but writing CMI... I write with right hand only.
My whole family is weird. All right handed, but left hand is stronger than right hand.
And we tend to use left hand more than right. -
no wonder u so good at bugs and viruses..Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:I both hands also can use... but writing CMI... I write with right hand only.
My whole family is weird. All right handed, but left hand is stronger than right hand.
And we tend to use left hand more than right.
ur family have been watching erhem show on the net rite.. thats y very strong at left hand -
Nope.Originally posted by ifish:no wonder u so good at bugs and viruses..
ur family have been watching erhem show on the net rite.. thats y very strong at left hand -
for some reason i prefer to use my left on certain tasks like sms-ing and holding mp3 player
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righter hander here, but train with left hand sometime ago,because wanted to play bball betta using my left hand so i could control strength betta, so sometime i use left hand write, sian liao den use right hand, alternate.
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Ned Flanders also left handed.
Left-handles drive manual cars better in Singapore, because they can coordinate the movements of the gear shift more naturally. -
Although i'm a right hander but usually when i play basketball or bowling, I tend to use left hander.. Cuz when i'm young, i'm a left hander (as in writing).. But now, if i use my left hand and write, cmi liao..
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I'm ambidextrous...
play soccer also can use either foot...
Right hand more strength though like pushing and pulling stuff..
Left hand for more delicate things like writing
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When i play...need both hands to hold it.
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x2... But i still use ink pens like pilot G2 den my hand always kena smudged...Originally posted by freakass:It's quite a chore actually. You cannot write with wet ink pens without smudging the words. You can only use ballpoint pens.
Um... I also notice when I do my work, I always tilt my book/worksheet to the left... Is it also because of being left handed or what? -
i think because ur eye crookedOriginally posted by MinnieNotMouse:x2... But i still use ink pens like pilot G2 den my hand always kena smudged...
Um... I also notice when I do my work, I always tilt my book/worksheet to the left... Is it also because of being left handed or what? -
dude ur mum is crazyOriginally posted by Unidentified:born to be , when i was young i used left hand writing , then my mum keep beating my hand , punish me and force me use right hand
of coz couldnt work la -
Hey, like me!Originally posted by MinnieNotMouse:x2... But i still use ink pens like pilot G2 den my hand always kena smudged...
Um... I also notice when I do my work, I always tilt my book/worksheet to the left... Is it also because of being left handed or what? -
Gene for left-handedness is found
Scientists have discovered the first gene which appears to increase the odds of being left-handed.
The Oxford University-led team believe carrying the gene may also slightly raise the risk of developing psychotic mental illness such as schizophrenia.
The gene, LRRTM1, appears to play a key role in controlling which parts of the brain take control of specific functions, such as speech and emotion.
The study appears in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
The brain is set up in an asymmetrical way.
In right-handed people the left side of the brain usually controls speech and language, and the right side controls emotions.
However, in left-handed people the opposite is often true, and the researchers believe the LRRTM1 gene is responsible for this flip.
They also believe people with the LRRTM1 gene may have a raised risk of schizophrenia, a condition often linked to unusual balances of brain function.
Further research
Lead researcher Dr Clyde Francks, from Oxford University's Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, said the next step would be to probe the impact on the development of the brain further.
He said: "We hope this study's findings will help us understand the development of asymmetry in the brain.
"Asymmetry is a fundamental feature of the human brain that is disrupted in many psychiatric conditions."
However, Dr Francks said left-handed people should not be worried by the links between handedness and schizophrenia.
He said: "There are many factors which make individuals more likely to develop schizophrenia and the vast majority of left-handers will never develop a problem.
"We don't yet know the precise role of this gene."
About 10% of people are left-handed.
Differences
There is evidence to suggest there are some significant differences between left and right-handed people.
Australian research published last year found left-handed people can think quicker when carrying out tasks such as playing computer games or playing sport.
And French researchers concluded that being left-handed could be an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.
However, being left-handed has also been linked to a greater risk of some diseases, and to having an accident.
Dr Fred Kavalier, a consultant geneticist at London's Guy's Hospital, said: "I don't think left-handed people should be alarmed.
"Undoubtedly there are many, many other factors that contribute to schizophrenia. This may be a tiny little element in the big jigsaw."
Jane Harris, of the mental health charity Rethink, said: "No-one really understands what causes schizophrenia yet.
"It is probably a combination of factors, including genetics, problems in childbirth, viral infections, drug use, poverty and urbanisation."
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Cos they broke their right hand...Originally posted by Kinboat:born to be?
or some events changed them? 