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| Thread ID: 42454 | 2004-02-11 08:58:00 | The Brain and the Keyboard | ssssss (2100) | Press F1 |
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| 214626 | 2004-02-11 08:58:00 | I am a one-fingered typist, but am reasonably quick at that. However I find it interesting that my finger goes straight for the key I want when I want to type it, even though if I were to sit down away from the keyboard I wouldn't be able to say where any of the keys are!!! Has anybodyelse noticed that? |
ssssss (2100) | ||
| 214627 | 2004-02-11 09:03:00 | Yes, it's what our brain registers subconsciously after much routine usage. Brains are a much more wonderful piece of engineering than any computer is ever likely to be. |
Laura (43) | ||
| 214628 | 2004-02-11 09:16:00 | I get that too, but I use 2 fingers on each. | Gods-Hitman (1419) | ||
| 214629 | 2004-02-11 09:37:00 | Well i touch type, and know most of the keyboard off by heart, but I don't know it well enough to think about what im going for. Like many, i couldn't sit away from the keyboard and repeat everything, not at the speed my brain can hit them anyway :-| | Growly (6) | ||
| 214630 | 2004-02-12 02:02:00 | You'll find that you can close your eyes, and still be able to touch your nose with your finger. :D I think that's a test for neurological damage. I used to drive a van which had a choke knob and a starter knob close together, beside and behind the drivers seat . I could reach back and push the choke in without causing the graunch of a starter motor trying to start a running engine. As long as I didn't think: "Now, the choke is on the left hand side". :-( The body learns to perform actions automatically. The difficulty comes when you try to perform the action by thinking about it. You can run down stairs as long as you let your feet decide where they're going to land. If you think about it, you will crash. :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
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