OT? Do left-handed people's phone cords twist the other way?

[Rich Grise]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

 

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

It's not caused by rotation of the Earth?

My phone cord at home is always tangled but never due to note
taking. Howver, hand switching DOES occur frequently especially
with a log cord and people walking into another room while talking.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

Or simply remember to transfer the phone back to your right
hand before hanging up.

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Once where I worked, I saw the engineers fucking with some guy's
phone. They unplugged his handset cord from the base, put the end
in the chuck of an eletric drill and tangled his cord so tight you
couldn't lift the receiver from the cradle after they reconnected it.

Fun guys to work with.

 

[krw]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Nor phones with cords.

 

[Bill Rider]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

Why does a right-hander hold the phone in his right hand? Why isn't it
natural to hold the phone in the left hand so the right can dial and be
available while talking?

My left hand is more dexterous, but I prefer to dial with my right. My
left ear hears a little better, but I prefer to listen to conversation
with my right. So I pick up the phone with my left hand to dial with my
right, then switch it to my right hand to listen. The right side is
better at sequential things. Dialing and language are sequential.

I wonder how many people are like me, dialing with the right hand, then
switching to hold the phone with the right hand.

In cramped cockpits since about 1910, the right hand has operated
elevators and ailerons. In cockpits with more room, both hands worked
together.

Then came the Airbus, where the joystick was for the pilot's left hand.
Subsequent FAA research showed that pilots could control an
airplane more precisely and with less fatigue using the left hand alone.
The most experienced pilots found the greatest improvement. The left
side is better at spacial things such as controlling an airplane's
attitude.

 

[me]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

Quite possibly...

But what about my DMM leads? They seem to twist up both ways, but they
always seem to be twisted no matter what....

 

[jk]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

Nope, I'm left handed, I answer the phone with my right hand, hold it
to my right ear, and write or type with my left hand.
No problem, no twist.
All you have to do to solve your problem, is to learn to write left
handed, as god intended.


jk

 

[Bob Engelhardt]

What's a phone cord? Bob

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

Whats a "Phone cord"?

--
Joe Leikhim K4SAT
"The RFI-EMI-GUY"©

"Treason doth never prosper: what's the reason?
For if it prosper, none dare call it treason."

"Follow The Money" ;-P

 

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

Why does a right-hander hold the phone in his right hand? Why isn't it
natural to hold the phone in the left hand so the right can dial and be
available while talking?

My left hand is more dexterous, but I prefer to dial with my right. My
left ear hears a little better, but I prefer to listen to conversation
with my right. So I pick up the phone with my left hand to dial with my
right, then switch it to my right hand to listen. The right side is
better at sequential things. Dialing and language are sequential.

I wonder how many people are like me, dialing with the right hand, then
switching to hold the phone with the right hand.

In cramped cockpits since about 1910, the right hand has operated
elevators and ailerons. In cockpits with more room, both hands worked
together.

Then came the Airbus, where the joystick was for the pilot's left hand.
Subsequent FAA research showed that pilots could control an
airplane more precisely and with less fatigue using the left hand alone.
The most experienced pilots found the greatest improvement. The left
side is better at spacial things such as controlling an airplane's
attitude.

I was sure the Airbus planes I have been on had two pilots. One on the
left and one on the right. Either could fly the plane, but the left
one was of higher rank and so usually did the flying. Are you saying
they both used their left hands to fly? Seems a little awkward for the
pilot in the righthand seat!

Paul

 

[Jerry]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your
phone cord gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your
right hand, put it to your right ear, and when you need to take a
note, you transfer the handpiece to the left hand, imparting a
half-twist, and when the call is done, hang up with the left hand,
completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-;
)

Cheers!
Rich

Why does a right-hander hold the phone in his right hand? Why isn't
it natural to hold the phone in the left hand so the right can dial
and be available while talking?

My left hand is more dexterous, but I prefer to dial with my right.
My left ear hears a little better, but I prefer to listen to
conversation with my right. So I pick up the phone with my left hand
to dial with my right, then switch it to my right hand to listen.
The right side is better at sequential things. Dialing and language
are sequential.

I wonder how many people are like me, dialing with the right hand,
then switching to hold the phone with the right hand.

In cramped cockpits since about 1910, the right hand has operated
elevators and ailerons. In cockpits with more room, both hands
worked together.

Then came the Airbus, where the joystick was for the pilot's left
hand.
Subsequent FAA research showed that pilots could control an
airplane more precisely and with less fatigue using the left hand
alone.
The most experienced pilots found the greatest improvement. The
left
side is better at spacial things such as controlling an airplane's
attitude.

I was sure the Airbus planes I have been on had two pilots. One on the
left and one on the right. Either could fly the plane, but the left
one was of higher rank and so usually did the flying. Are you saying
they both used their left hands to fly? Seems a little awkward for the
pilot in the righthand seat!

Paul

Nope, Airbus Left seat has throttles and joystick on left, right seat
has them on the right. Always two pilots bus like all commercial
airliners....

 

[Tim Williams]

The left
side is better at spacial things such as controlling an airplane's
attitude.

Hmm. I control spacial movement in games with my left hand: forward,
backward, strafe, etc., and direction with my right hand (mouse typically).

But that's hardly my original choice; "WASD" keys go back years. And
directional controls on the left even before that (e.g., Nintendo).

Tim

 

[Mike Williams]

I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

Here's a data point that supports that theory:

My left arm is disabled, so I only use my right hand for holding the
phone. My phone cord never gets twisted.

 

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Wasn't it Rich Grise who wrote:




Here's a data point that supports that theory:

I don't think anyone doubts the theory.
My point was that the note taking was incidental,
as changing hands for any reason will create the
same effect.

I just did an experiment with my office phone.
I set it near the edge of the desk so that the
cord hung free. It had about 3 twists. I started
picking up the handset with my right hand,
switching it my left hand and hung it up.

I did this repeatedly and noticed the cord
had more twists than before (seemed to take
multiple lift/hangup cycles to get a full twist).

I then reversed the procedure, lifting left and
hanging up right. After a while, the cord was
twist free.

 

[Bill Rider]

Rich Grise wrote:
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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your
phone cord gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your
right hand, put it to your right ear, and when you need to take a
note, you transfer the handpiece to the left hand, imparting a
half-twist, and when the call is done, hang up with the left hand,
completing the twist.
So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)
(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-;
)
Cheers!
Rich
Why does a right-hander hold the phone in his right hand? Why isn't
it natural to hold the phone in the left hand so the right can dial
and be available while talking?

My left hand is more dexterous, but I prefer to dial with my right.
My left ear hears a little better, but I prefer to listen to
conversation with my right. So I pick up the phone with my left hand
to dial with my right, then switch it to my right hand to listen.
The right side is better at sequential things. Dialing and language
are sequential.

I wonder how many people are like me, dialing with the right hand,
then switching to hold the phone with the right hand.

In cramped cockpits since about 1910, the right hand has operated
elevators and ailerons. In cockpits with more room, both hands
worked together.

Then came the Airbus, where the joystick was for the pilot's left
hand.
Subsequent FAA research showed that pilots could control an
airplane more precisely and with less fatigue using the left hand
alone.
The most experienced pilots found the greatest improvement. The
left
side is better at spacial things such as controlling an airplane's
attitude.

I was sure the Airbus planes I have been on had two pilots. One on the
left and one on the right. Either could fly the plane, but the left
one was of higher rank and so usually did the flying. Are you saying
they both used their left hands to fly? Seems a little awkward for the
pilot in the righthand seat!

Paul

Nope, Airbus Left seat has throttles and joystick on left, right seat
has them on the right. Always two pilots bus like all commercial
airliners....

Yes, a pilot is a person qualified to operate the controls of an
aircraft. There could be hundreds of pilots on an Airbus.

It used to be that *the* pilot meant the captain of the aircraft. Has
that changed?

 

[Bill Rider]

Hmm. I control spacial movement in games with my left hand: forward,
backward, strafe, etc., and direction with my right hand (mouse typically).

But that's hardly my original choice; "WASD" keys go back years. And
directional controls on the left even before that (e.g., Nintendo).

Tim

I always use my right hand for the mouse because I've never taken the
trouble to learn otherwise. If four-year olds were told to alternate, I
wonder which hand most would come to prefer.

The right-handed rifleman uses his left arm to aim, which seems trickier
than pulling the trigger. It was the same with archers. A lot of
right-handers use their left hand for another tricky spatial task,
threading a needle.

In WWII, controlling the attitude of a Mustang was tricky, like
threading a needle, because it could change so fast. This would cause a
lot of fatigue on long missions. I wonder if left-handed flying would
have been less fatiguing.

 

[Bill Rider]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

Nope, I'm left handed, I answer the phone with my right hand, hold it
to my right ear, and write or type with my left hand.
No problem, no twist.
All you have to do to solve your problem, is to learn to write left
handed, as god intended.


jk

I, too, hold the phone to my right ear and write with my left hand. I'd
pick up a phone with whatever hand was closest and dial with the other.
After I thought about it, I discovered that I could dial faster and
more accurately with my right hand.

 

[qrk]

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I think it's been fairly well-established that the reason your phone cord
gets twisted is because you pick up the phone with your right hand, put it
to your right ear, and when you need to take a note, you transfer the
handpiece to the left hand, imparting a half-twist, and when the call is
done, hang up with the left hand, completing the twist.

So, should right-handed and left-handed people exchange phones
periodically? ;-)

(I know - there aren't enough left-handed people to go around. )-; )

Cheers!
Rich

You, dear sir, have too much time on your hands. I'm right handed and
only use left ear & left hand to hold phone. Phone pickup is done with
left hand. Phone cord gets twisted something fierce. Really is wierd
to hold a phone to the right ear. I think twisted phone cords are due
to the coriolis effect.

 

[Lew Hartswick]

The right-handed rifleman uses his left arm to aim, which seems trickier
than pulling the trigger.

Here I always thought you used your eye to aim with. [joke] for
the humoe impared.
...lew...

 

[Lew Hartswick]

All these "arguments" may be well and good BUT the ear
some of use is the ONE we can hear with. :-(
...lew...

 

[Winston]

@example.net:
(...)


Quite possibly...

But what about my DMM leads? They seem to twist up both ways, but they
always seem to be twisted no matter what....

Okay, explain the knots.
--Winston