The Back Room

[Iconic]

The only time I've comfortably shot a bow was using a left-handed bow with my right hand.

The same for me, but I fire homemade bows perfectly.

 

Mather, I don't know what nocking is.

[Guest Mrmegakirby]

Is there any advantage to being left handed? Other then coolness.

[The_Mather1]

Nocking is when you put the arrow on the bowstring.

 

I draw from left to right.

[The_Mather1]

The avarage inteligence among lefties is higher.

[Retech]

Yet there are many outliers for both handers. :thumbup:

[Nexaduro]

Is there any advantage to being left handed? Other then coolness.

Well, in weapon fighting a left-handed fighter is significantly more rare than a right-handed one and makes things difficult for their opponents.

 

The avarage inteligence among lefties is higher.

Obviously either a fluke or false, judging by personal experience.

[The_Mather1]

It is true. Though genetic left handedness also comes with an increased risk of Alzheimers (same gene).

[Iconic]

Is there any advantage to being left handed? Other then coolness.

No, not at all infact being left handed is a problem because most things are designed for right handed people.

You can claim that left handed people are more intellegent but thats just because there are 80% more right handed people, your just choosing from a smaller pool.

 

Genetic left handedness isn't the same gene that causes intellegence, stop trying to big yourself up because your left handed, I'm sick of left handed people saying there better when really its just a difference.

[The_Mather1]

Yeah, that's a major disadvantage actually, on avarage around 20,000 lefties kill themselves each year using right handed equipment.

 

Dude, Alzheimers is very bad.

[Retech]

It may be a fact or not, but it's a sweeping generalisation.

[Iconic]

Amount of left handed people = 20%, Amount of right handed = 80%

 

Smaller pool - higher chance of being clever, being stupid doesn't matter because in every pool there will be a genius.

Its reverse discrimination.

[Icuownage]

That's like saying countries with small populations are geniuses.

[Retech]

Edel, I don't think that's how statistics work. :)

[The_Mather1]

I believe it might have something to do with a more adaptive learning process, we lefties have to adapt to using things meant for right handed people and thus we also become more adaptive for other things.

[Retech]

That's far too general. My rule is rather simple. If you were in a job interview and the interviewer doesn't care about it, it probaly doesn't matter much. I think it's a statistical anomaly or there's an obvious reason why lefthandedness isn't dominant.

[a_bert]

[Retech]

Is that your frog?

[Iconic]

This conversation is building rage within me, lets talk about something non competative.

 

Favourite alcholic drink! Uk law allows children from five upwards to drink alchol (IE at a party) but not to buy it from a shop or pub.

Mine = Champane, Pimms.

[Icuownage]

I do not know mine. It's probably cider, that stuff is tastey. Though WKD or Smirnoff for taste is definately the high rankers, but they aren't really for getting drunk, but then again saying that makes me sound like a alchoholic...

[The_Mather1]

*Feels the urge to vomit.* :-#

[a_bert]

no its not

 

but its cute :(

 

 

mfw "champane"

[Retech]

I've tried various kinds of wines (in small sips of course), and I think my favorite is white wine from Austria. Screw you French wine!

 

It is cute. |^_^|

[Nero]

Smaller pool - higher chance of being clever, being stupid doesn't matter because in every pool there will be a genius.

Its reverse discrimination.

I was just swimming in my neighbour's pool

 

Drink = union jacks

[The_Mather1]

Akevit is a drink for men, spiced malt alcohol stored in oaken barrels. It tastes like caughing syrup only a lot stronger.

[Nero]

Aquavit is for [kitties]