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Why I hate the index finger (1980)

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255 points consumer451 | 6 comments | 19 Nov 24 00:35 UTC | HN request time: 0.821s | source | bottom
1. rob74 ◴[19 Nov 24 15:53 UTC] No.42184825[source]▶
All those cartoons had it right all along: four fingers per hand is more than enough!
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2. tomcam ◴[20 Nov 24 07:49 UTC] No.42191643[source]▶
You try to find the matching kid gloves, pal
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3. mst ◴[20 Nov 24 12:48 UTC] No.42193463[source]▶
I have no trivial solution to this, but "make friends with somebody who likes knitting things" will probably work well. (I wear a wrist brace on my left arm a lot of the time so I need significantly lopsided gloves and that's the only solution I've found to *that* problem)
4. humanfromearth9 ◴[20 Nov 24 17:24 UTC] No.42196182[source]▶
Yeah, but maybe this should be a bit more specific and state that one should always be the thumb.

And then, why have we evolved with 5 of 4 is enough? Is it for redundancy, in case one fails? If yes, why is there no second thumb?

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5. layer8 ◴[20 Nov 24 20:00 UTC] No.42197540[source]▶
GenAI models disagree. ;)
6. jessekv ◴[21 Nov 24 10:33 UTC] No.42202874[source]▶
Chameleons agree with you.

https://media.sciencephoto.com/image/z7700105/800wm/Z7700105...