Righties vs. Lefties: A battle of extreme handedness!
Lefties or righties, righties or lefties? Who will truly give you a hand when the going gets tough? We’re here to find out with a battle of extreme handedness! Watch as the right handers go elbow to elbow with the left handers as they each attempt to finish their pasta primavera at the dinner table arena of doom!
Meet your contenders:
Righties
Pros
- Strength in numbers – approximately 90% of the world is right handed
- The world is tailored to your needs – ever try to cut a piece of paper only to have it fold around your scissors instead? No? You may be a righty!
- You may be helping to contribute to a cooperative society!
Cons
- Not such a special snowflake
- Disadvantaged in competitive sports – 40% of the top tennis players are lefties
- Less likely to be a genius – 20% of MENSA members claim left-handedness
Lefties
Pros
- Presidential – 3 of the last 4 US presidents have been left handed. The one that wasn’t? George W. Bush!
- Good typers! There are 1447 English words that can be typed with just the left hand on a QWERTY keyboard. A righty can only type 187 English words with their dominant hand.
- In good company – Some famous lefties include Albert Einstein, Four of the five original designers of the Macintosh computer, and one in four Apollo astronauts including Neil Armstrong
Cons
- Prone to accidents – The world is full of left-handed hazards! Better make a stop at the Leftorium soon!
- Left hand smudge – There’s a special place in the underworld for No. 2 pencils
- Possibly the spawn of the devil! – Just ask any time traveler from the Middle Ages.
So righties or lefties, who is truly the most “handy” to have around?
The competition starts at 11:00 AM ET on 4/7 and continues for 24 hours!
The usual bonuses
Earn 5,000 points – 2,500 bonus
Earn 15,000 points – 5,000 bonus
Earn 25,000 points – 10,000 bonus
For every 25,000 points above 25,000 – 5,000 bonus
Member of winning team (if you’ve scored at least 2,500 points) – 10,000 bonus
Highest scorer on each team – 5,000 bonus
Player with #1 overall score – 10,000 bonus
Player with #2 overall score – 5,000 bonus
Player with #3 overall score – 2,500 bonus
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