allison@convexs.UUCP (08/28/85)
According to the Johnson O'Conner people (the folks who do all that
aptitude testing), right-handedness or left-handedness is just a SIGN
of right-sidedness or left-sidedness. Most of the population is
right-sided. The test they use to determine the "sidedness" of a
person involves using the eyes. Supposedly the dominant eye is on
the "strong" side, so if you cut a small hole in a piece of paper
and hold it at arms length, you can look at an object through the
hole and bring the paper to your face. The hole will end up in
front of one eye - the STRONG one! So, if it ends up in front of
your left eye, you are left-sided and should be left-handed.
Note that this isn't my theory - I'm just adding it to the
discussion. It does seem to make sense, however.
Brian Allison {allegra, ihnp4, uiucdcs, ctvax}!convex!allison
Convex Computer Corp.
Richardson, TX