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Sitting here at lunchtime trying to think of some good questions to post, something just occurred to me:

When you open a bottle of water by twisting off the screw cap, do  always do it with your dominant hand?  I wondered about it, so I switched hands to experiment.
  I'm right handed, so holding the bottle in my right hand instead of my left hand like I normally do, I tried to unscrew the cap with my left hand. Even though I was able to do it, and with ease, it felt EXTREMELY awkward!  It made me wonder if for my entire life have I always used my right hand to open bottles?  Spooky, right?  By the way, I'll bet you've just tried it yourself before reading this whole thing, and if not, I'll bet you were already planning to try it once you've finished reading it. The suggestion of power. Backwards written it's, yes.



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Posted - March 12, 2018

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  • 5835
    Yeah, so, that's what "dominant" means. Which word don't you understand?
      March 12, 2018 1:14 PM MDT
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  • 53509
      

      I didn't ask about a word or any words. What is it that you don't understand?
      March 12, 2018 2:03 PM MDT
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  • Do I really need to give you a list of the mistakes?
      March 12, 2018 2:23 PM MDT
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  • "When I was younger, I used to do that sort of thing all the time."

    Interesting little story ... during a physical examination,
    I was given a hand grip strength test and the nurse said
    I was the only patient that she'd ever seen that tested
    with the same grip result for each hand.  (true story)



    ... Even with all that practice, my "major" hand
        always felt more comfortable to use.


      March 12, 2018 3:01 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    What kind of practice?
      March 12, 2018 3:33 PM MDT
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  • Doing stuff with my left hand that I'd normally do with my right. (open door, bowling, hand writing, etc.)
      March 12, 2018 3:43 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    I do use my dominant (right) hand for opening bottles and jars, but I use my non-dominant (left) hand to screw the lid back on the coffee pot at work after I rinse out. 
      March 12, 2018 3:32 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    With both of my wrists messed up, I switch hands depending on which hurts less on any given day. In any case, the water always seems to pour out of the top when I squeeze the bottle.
      March 12, 2018 3:36 PM MDT
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  • Don't squeeze the bottle. :)
      March 12, 2018 3:44 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    The cheap generic bottles are very thin with tight tops. One must hold the bottle tight to open it. Especially when I use my left hand as I have little feeling in my fingers.
      March 12, 2018 3:50 PM MDT
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  • Take a pocket knife and cut the little tabs, holding the cap, and it will open very easily. I do it all the time ... only takes a second. :)
      March 12, 2018 4:23 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Knowing me, I would probably cut my finger.
      March 13, 2018 10:53 AM MDT
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  •   March 13, 2018 1:54 PM MDT
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  • 17596
    I drink quite a few bottles each day and I open them with either hand.  I've actually noticed that before.
      March 12, 2018 4:36 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    You need to right coherently sow we can all understand what you mean.......Please explain to us all what "do always do " means in in the first line you rit on you're/this post......

    Far beit for me to correct ewe on ear ,butt being just a cute English Bint ,I fort I should point bad Engrish Gramma out .....

    Just saying.......please don't do'wit again....:(
      March 12, 2018 5:04 PM MDT
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  • 14795
    If you would like me too proof read fing 4U just let us No     I'd bee hone'ly two pleaseEd two elp...
      March 12, 2018 5:07 PM MDT
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  • 46117
    I use a tool. 

    I have a bottle opener I got from my scum brother's ex-girlfriend, who is a very nice woman, but made my scumbucket brother pay for the opener.

    It was for my mom.  It is a pampered chef bottle opener.

    I need this tool because I need my hands.  They cannot get compromised by my constantly jamming the joints together to open a bottle or jar.

      March 12, 2018 5:40 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    My favorite kitchen tool...after the butter churn.
      March 13, 2018 10:55 AM MDT
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  • 2327
    I'm right-handed also. And whenever an old person asks me to unscrew their bottled beverage, I always use my left hand. Just to show off. ;P
      March 12, 2018 6:31 PM MDT
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  • How do they know that you are right-handed?
      March 13, 2018 2:15 PM MDT
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  • 2327
    Because I'm righty1, not  lefty1!  ;P

    My answer was a joke btw. Just in case people didn't realize. 
      March 13, 2018 3:36 PM MDT
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  • I see ... and I always thought that meant you were never wrong.  :)
      March 13, 2018 5:56 PM MDT
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  • 44619
    Do you always...
      March 13, 2018 10:56 AM MDT
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