We've all (or majority) of us got two hands and two feet, why does one have to be better than the other at doing stuff???
And how are some people ambidextrous, do they practice using both sides for things like writing???
2007-10-06 09:18:11 · 4 answers · asked by haribosweets 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I think we all have an ability to be ambidextrous. Some people, when injured for example with a broken arm can develop normal handwriting with their "weak" arm. I know that although my dad is right handed, he plays golf with his left side which is interesting. I'm a PhD student and spend a lot of time in a cell culture lab...basically a lab which is completely sterile and you work in a laminar flow hood. Because you can't let flasks or pipettes touch the hood too much, i've become quite ambidextrous. I've definitely noticed that my left arm/hand are not as weak as they used to be. Anyway, just some observations!
2007-10-06 09:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by miam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it because most people have one half of the brain which dominates the other? I.e. making them left or right handed. Ambidextrous people have equal halves or something - I remember hearing that somewhere..
2007-10-06 09:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kinipela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because as we evolved, in an emergency, for example when attacked half way up a tree, it's a Darwinian Survival advantage to react instinctively with only one hand (or foot) rather than both ....
2007-10-09 05:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
2007-10-06 09:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by steve m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋