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Right handedness is known as Dexter, and left handedness as Sinister.

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Why do you write with a hook when you are right handed?

Technically, you don't have to be right handed just to have a hook. Writing hooks and using your right hand does not have to do with anything related to each other. **Actually mainly just left handed people write with a hook, so that they can see what they've written by not having the palm covering it. If right handed people write with a hook, such as myself, it's for some other reason; which is what I'm trying to find out.


What hand does left handed people cut their food with?

I am a left handed person. However, when using a knife and fork to eat, I hold then in the usual correct way; fork in left hand and knife in right hand. However, with a suite/sweet with fork and spoon, I do swop them over. However, I have a cousin, who is also left handed , but he swops his knife and fork to opposite hands. In chirality (handedness) , there are degrees of handedness. I am 96% left handed. I do most things like hold a pen/write, use a brush left handedly. Similarly, right handed people will also occasionally exhibit left handedness. There are degrees of handedness in both right handed people and left handed people. It is very rare for a person to be totally right handed , or totally left handed, or even more rare to exhibit 50% L & R handed ness. Our nearest biological relatives, chimpanzees and gorillas are also known to exhibit degrees of chirality. It is NOT unique to humans. As a left hander, I am often referred to as being 'cack-handed' or 'gammy-handed', or 'cuddy-woofter' (Scottish vernacular). More correct terms for chirality are, for right handers, you are 'DEXTER'. and for left handers, you are SINISTER. So I am a sinister person. These words come from medieval French. There are some notable people who are left handed ; Adolf Hitler, Julius Caesar, Bill Clinton. As left handers our cerebral lobes work opposite to right handers, so we do and think differently. Finally, there is a 'web site' for left handers.(sinister people).


What is a hyphothesis of the study?

The hypothesis for a study, is a speculation that some different things have a relationship between them.For example, 'that the rainfall has a seasonalvariation'.or 'that there are four right-handed people for each left-handed one'.or 'that in a group of 12 people, two will have the same birthday'.


Do all left handed people start out as a twin?

No, that's not true at all.


What are some scientifically proven facts about intelligent people?

That most are left handed-

Related Questions

Is there such thing as a phobia of right handed people?

Yes, there is an unusual but officially recognised phobia of right-handed people.This phobia (and the phobia of anything related to right-handedness) is called Dextrophobia.


Is a right handed guitar for a right handed person?

Yes, a right handed guitar is for right handed people.


Is there more left hand people in the world or right?

Approximately 90% of people are right-handed, while approximately 10% are left-handed. This means that right-handed people are more common than left-handed people.


What is another word for right handed people?

Another word for right handed people is "dextral" and For left handed people "sinistral"


Why is a right handed boring bar called a right handed boring bar?

because its a right handed boring bar


Would it be better to be left handed or right handed?

Most people are right handed & fewer people are left handed. Some people even think it's better to be right handed! But the truth is, it really doesn't matter. So if you're left or right handed...Both of them are good!


Is it possible to play guitar right handed when your left handed?

It is very possible. It may be hard, but it can be done with practice. Some people are born left handed and learn to be right handed too. This is called being Ambidextrous. It is more common for people to be Ambidextrous than left handed. But once again, it is possible.


How many are right handed?

The ratio of left handed people to right handed people is 1:10 and there are around 6,692,030,277 in the world, so that means that around 6 022 827 249 right handed people.


Were there more right handed or left handed people on the Mormon trail?

There is no record of the 'handedness' of the Mormon pioneers, but we can assume that most were right handed simply because most people are right handed.


How many percent of the world right handed?

96% of people are right handed


How many people are right hand?

The ratio of left handed people to right handed people is 1:10 and there are around 6,692,030,277 in the world, so that means that around 6 022 827 249 right handed people.


Who lives longer right handed or left handed?

On average, right-handed people live about nine years longer than left-handed people.