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2. Scissors - Wikipedia

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   For right-handed scissors held in the right hand, the thumb blade is closer to the user's body, so that the natural tendency of the right hand is to push the cutting blades together. Conversely, if right-handed scissors are held in the left hand, the natural tendency of the left hand would be to push the cutting blades apart.

3. Ambidexterity - Wikipedia

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   The ambidexterity of Jimi Hendrix has been explored in a psychology, but he was known for playing a standard right-handed guitar with his left hand. The guitarist Duane Allman was the reverse of Hendrix, playing right-handed but left-handed in all other tasks. Shara Lin is naturally left-handed, but plays the violin and guitar right handed. [42]

4. Bias against left-handed people - Wikipedia

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   Left-handers using right-handed scissors will often try to compensate by forcing the handles apart laterally, causing discomfort or injury to the first knuckle of the thumb. [38] In addition, a right-handed person using right-handed scissors can easily see the cutting line, but for a left-handed user the upper blade obscures the view. [39]

5. Pruning shears - Wikipedia

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   Some types are designed for right-handed or left-handed use only, and some incorporate a rotating handle to reduce friction and minimize hand stress during repetitive use. There are also longer versions called telescopic pruners, which are adjustable for long-reach and operate by means of a rod system inside of a telescoping pole between the ...

6. 17 little ways that the world is designed for right-handed people

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   Lefties have to endure lots of little struggles in a world designed for the right-handed, from swiping credit cards to cutting with scissors. 17 little ways that the world is designed for right ...

7. Handedness - Wikipedia

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   Left-handed drivers are usually on the right side of the field, because they can get better angles to pass the ball or shoot for goal. Ice hockey typically uses a strategy in which a defence pairing includes one left-handed and one right-handed defender. A disproportionately large number of ice hockey players of all positions, 62 percent, shoot ...