Which Hand? - Page 2

RaphAndDonnie · 09-15-2013, 11:26 AM

I'm left handed though I feel more comfortable batting right handed and I've taught myself to draw with a computer mouse right handed.

I think Leo and, quite possibly Michelangelo considering the nunchucks, are at least somewhat ambidextrous. Not sure about Donnie and Raph though I'd wager they're right handed.

*Shark_Blade* · 09-15-2013, 11:36 AM

I don't see any relation of being left/right handed got to do with anything; they can both be creative people for example.

But if we're gonna just predict, then I'll go with:

Leo: Right
Raph: Left
Mike: Right
Don: Right

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-16-2013, 02:33 PM

SB, what makes you say left on Raph? As stated above, I had trouble deciding with him, though I ultimately chose right- and left for Mikey as the most "left field" one. Don is so precise, logical, and technical that he almost HAS to be right. Leo could probably go either way, but with his swords, I decided ambi as the precision and finesse needed to dual-wield a matched pair of blades almost requires it. And many D&D players, or those who've ever tried sparring dual-sword style in real practice, will probably agree! Unless it's Florentine- ie, long and short style (like Usagi)- in which case a rightie would do just as well as an ambi. It's all in how you use them.

I did consider Mikey for an ambi at first, but only until I thought about how chucks are used vs swords. They are a much less finessed weapon, being mainly a type of flail, which would require much less in the way of precise, coordinated movements that a cutting weapon like a katana would. And given his personality and over traits, I ended up going left on him. Right just doesn't fit how he thinks. (Like I said- WAAY outside the box. Or out in "left field", LOL!

)

Oddly, I also bat right, even though I do everything else left. I DID, however, learn to WRITE right back in middle school when I "accidentally" broke my left arm just below the wrist and had a cast for a good while. And by accidentally, I mean to say that I was tripped in gym and fell on it wrong, but the responsible party was never caught.....

Newtralizer · 09-18-2013, 12:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

I agree, DN. When I was in elementary school, they tried to force me to be right-handed; this was back in the days when being a lefty was considered "unnatural" or "weird", so most schools tried to get kids to conform to what was "normal". Never mind that it caused more problems than it would ever solve. But my mom eventually nixed that idea and told them to leave it alone. I'm happy to say I've never regretted being a leftie, and in fact, I've got a nice little plaque on my desk that says "left handed genius" to remind me that it's okay to be different!

@ Newtralizer: Disproven how? I've never heard anything of this. AFAIK, all the studies have shown that the handedness and brain side-dominance ARE related. And I speak from personal experience with having others try to MAKE me use the other side- see above.

It was disproven that there was a side of the brain for creativity and a side for logic. There is no substance whatsoever in it.

Here's a source for you.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_1...th-study-says/

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 09-20-2013, 06:56 PM

Um, so basically, the study debunked it's own debunking. Read it more carefully.

Quote: People use networks in their brains, Devi explained. "So if somebody is more artistic, let's say, then they would more likely use ... networks within the right side of the brain. So it's about the network they use. There are networks for language, there are networks for artistic ability. There are networks for math. So depending on what networks you use, you use one side of the brain more than the other."

Duh- those networks are what makes a person more left- or right-brained. It's all about which side those networks used most frequently are on. And as for sitting and reading- you use BOTH sides to do that, so it proves nothing. Sorry, but they didn't prove anything, they just restated what others have done in a way that makes it sound like they disproved something when they didn't.

We use different parts of the brain for different tasks, but MOST people find it easier to perform tasks centered on one side than on the other- that's what makes a person dominant on that side- because the neural pathways are more developed and stronger!

I hate it when researchers waste time claiming they've debunked a "myth" that has already been studied numerous times by others- and comes up true time and again- simply because they didn't bother to check whether what they were claiming actually matches what they found! I've seen it too many times with so-called "experts" in a field who don't have a basic grasp of the nuances of scientific knowledge and language.

*Whatswiththeheadbands?* · 09-21-2013, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by DonatelloNinja82

And I have cannon PROOF Mike is a leftie:

Spoiler:

Is that Image Comics Vol 3? Isn't Vol 3 classed as non canon?

*Powder* · 09-21-2013, 04:22 AM

Hell no, that's from an old Mirage book. & Vol. 3 was considered canon until PL decided to retcon tons of stuff that didn't have his personal involvement in the mid 2000's, but most fans accept it as canon anyway being that it was never contradicted by future events.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-21-2013, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

Is that Image Comics Vol 3? Isn't Vol 3 classed as non canon?

I think that's that last page reveal from Mirage Vol. 1, #18. Turns out the whole epic story was just a product of Mikey's budding imagination!

redsai4lex · 09-23-2013, 08:59 AM

I would have to agree with Mikey being the only left-handed Turtle.

I might just be biased, because my brothers and I are the same way.

Aaron (Michelangelo) = Left-handed (brother)
Marvin (Donatello) = Right-handed (brother)
Alex (Raphael) = Right-handed (me)
Zane (Leonardo) = Right-handed (twin-bro)
Ellen (April) = Right-handed (sister)

To me though, it would make a lot of sense.

(Side-Note_ We are aware of "AMAZE")

Heather Breckel · 09-23-2013, 09:26 AM

The guitar picture isn't really proof! I'm a lefty and play guitar how a right handed person does. I taught myself the instrument, so I just assumed a lefty would be using their left hand to work with the frets. (good I made this mistake, left handed guitars are more expensive)

Lefties aren't too rare in my experience. When I worked for Starbucks, about 80% of the employees were left handed. Of course maybe lefties just gravitate towards Starbucks, but it was interesting.

09-16-2013, 02:33 PM	#23
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	SB, what makes you say left on Raph? As stated above, I had trouble deciding with him, though I ultimately chose right- and left for Mikey as the most "left field" one. Don is so precise, logical, and technical that he almost HAS to be right. Leo could probably go either way, but with his swords, I decided ambi as the precision and finesse needed to dual-wield a matched pair of blades almost requires it. And many D&D players, or those who've ever tried sparring dual-sword style in real practice, will probably agree! Unless it's Florentine- ie, long and short style (like Usagi)- in which case a rightie would do just as well as an ambi. It's all in how you use them. I did consider Mikey for an ambi at first, but only until I thought about how chucks are used vs swords. They are a much less finessed weapon, being mainly a type of flail, which would require much less in the way of precise, coordinated movements that a cutting weapon like a katana would. And given his personality and over traits, I ended up going left on him. Right just doesn't fit how he thinks. (Like I said- WAAY outside the box. Or out in "left field", LOL! ) Oddly, I also bat right, even though I do everything else left. I DID, however, learn to WRITE right back in middle school when I "accidentally" broke my left arm just below the wrist and had a cast for a good while. And by accidentally, I mean to say that I was tripped in gym and fell on it wrong, but the responsible party was never caught..... __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-20-2013, 06:56 PM	#25
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	Um, so basically, the study debunked it's own debunking. Read it more carefully. Quote: People use networks in their brains, Devi explained. "So if somebody is more artistic, let's say, then they would more likely use ... networks within the right side of the brain. So it's about the network they use. There are networks for language, there are networks for artistic ability. There are networks for math. So depending on what networks you use, you use one side of the brain more than the other." Duh- those networks are what makes a person more left- or right-brained. It's all about which side those networks used most frequently are on. And as for sitting and reading- you use BOTH sides to do that, so it proves nothing. Sorry, but they didn't prove anything, they just restated what others have done in a way that makes it sound like they disproved something when they didn't. We use different parts of the brain for different tasks, but MOST people find it easier to perform tasks centered on one side than on the other- that's what makes a person dominant on that side- because the neural pathways are more developed and stronger! I hate it when researchers waste time claiming they've debunked a "myth" that has already been studied numerous times by others- and comes up true time and again- simply because they didn't bother to check whether what they were claiming actually matches what they found! I've seen it too many times with so-called "experts" in a field who don't have a basic grasp of the nuances of scientific knowledge and language. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

09-23-2013, 08:59 AM	#29
redsai4lex Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2003 Location: by the TMNT's side Posts: 546	I would have to agree with Mikey being the only left-handed Turtle. I might just be biased, because my brothers and I are the same way. Aaron (Michelangelo) = Left-handed (brother) Marvin (Donatello) = Right-handed (brother) Alex (Raphael) = Right-handed (me) Zane (Leonardo) = Right-handed (twin-bro) Ellen (April) = Right-handed (sister) To me though, it would make a lot of sense. (Side-Note_ We are aware of "AMAZE") __________________

09-15-2013, 11:36 AM	#22
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	I don't see any relation of being left/right handed got to do with anything; they can both be creative people for example. But if we're gonna just predict, then I'll go with: Leo: Right Raph: Left Mike: Right Don: Right

09-21-2013, 04:22 AM	#27
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Hell no, that's from an old Mirage book. & Vol. 3 was considered canon until PL decided to retcon tons of stuff that didn't have his personal involvement in the mid 2000's, but most fans accept it as canon anyway being that it was never contradicted by future events.

09-23-2013, 09:26 AM	#30
Heather Breckel Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 308	The guitar picture isn't really proof! I'm a lefty and play guitar how a right handed person does. I taught myself the instrument, so I just assumed a lefty would be using their left hand to work with the frets. (good I made this mistake, left handed guitars are more expensive) Lefties aren't too rare in my experience. When I worked for Starbucks, about 80% of the employees were left handed. Of course maybe lefties just gravitate towards Starbucks, but it was interesting.