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People sharing a meal in Uzbekistan. Eating positions vary in different regions of the world, as culture strongly influences the way people eat their meals. For example, in most of the Middle Eastern countries, eating while sitting on the floor is most common, and it is believed to be healthier than eating while sitting at a table. [8] [9]
Gun safety rules generally specify that the trigger finger should not rest on the trigger when not firing, but alongside the trigger guard. [7] In various sign languages, rest positions may be used to convey grammatical meaning. [8] In touch typing, the home row is a rest position for the hands, placing all the standard keys within easy reach. [9]
Since its installation, the giant CDU campaigning poster has enjoyed prominence on the Internet, especially with the users of social networking services. [1] [18] The releasing of digitally altered images has turned into an Internet meme, most notably featuring Merkel's hands superimposed on images of Mr. Burns (whose trademark is a similar gesture), Grumpy Cat, Spock and others.
A 2019 eye tracking study, by showing that contrapposto acts as supernormal stimulus and increases perceived attractiveness, has provided evidence and insight as to why, in artistic presentation, goddesses of beauty and love are often depicted in contrapposto pose. [4] This was later supported in a neuroimaging study. [5]
A reclining Buddha is an image that represents Buddha lying down and is a major iconographic theme in Buddhist art. It represents the historical Buddha during his last illness, about to enter the parinirvana. [1] He is lying on his right side, his head resting on a cushion or relying on his right elbow, supporting his head with his hand.
The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries (1812), exhibiting the hand-in-waistcoat gesture. The hand-in-waistcoat (also referred to as hand-inside-vest, hand-in-jacket, hand-held-in, or hidden hand) is a gesture commonly found in portraiture during the 18th and 19th centuries. The pose appeared by the 1750s to indicate leadership in a ...
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The pose with an arm resting on a raised knee is especially seen in Chinese Buddhist art, for bodhisattva images, [6] but is found in Indian art from at least the 8th century, [7] with one famous example from the Ajanta Caves (the Naga-king illustrated below) probably dating to around 478. [8]