• more about #fingers
    MrEvil: Pretty sure his fingers were like that BEFORE 3 years of trackpad use. I use a touchpad quite often and none of my fingers are so freakishly deformed. more »
    GarciaConcern: A few years ago I noticed that my right index finger and middle finger cant off to the right slightly, as if someone took the tips of my fingers and b... more »
    maven2k: Mine are the same, but I go to the gym 5 days a week and still have a few physical aspects to my job. I've used a track pad for years, though. more »
    Killjoy: My first few years of driving led to chronic lower back issues before I identified and worked on reversing them. I'm not put together for cars and th... more »
    L.K. Myntz: From years of internet use, my hands look just fine but one forearm is more muscular than the other and I'm losing my eyesight. more »
    UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: I've been using a computer for 9 years now, and 3 for trackpad. My fingers are same on both side. But then again, I try to use the mouse when I can. more »
    MsObsolete: Your left index finger is so curved. One might almost say...voluptuous. Jennifer Aniston-ish. Right one is definitely way more Angie. more »
    Digo: I don't use the trackpad much, but playing a sniper in Wolf:ET back in the day with the sensitivity on my mouse way up has made me about as precise as... more »
    Cash907Censored: I think the better question would be, "is former engineer Hemmant running out of money, and looking for someone to throw a bogus lawsuit at instead of... more »
    Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: That looks like arthritis setting in. I've used trackpads for years on notebooks and my fingers don't look anything like that at all. more »
    Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Well, I dunno. I have a friend that has fingers just like your left hand... meaning they don't get completely straight. It is kinda weird that you ha... more »
    LazyPanda: Aye ayes use their very long specialized middle fingers to tap on trees and discover where the bugs are. My theory: Hemmant Jha is an aye aye. more »
    tfskora: dude, i've mutated so much that i barely have to bend my knees when i sit down, they are at a 90 degree angle all the time. also, i can eat without ch... more »
    soggy_cheerio: Muscles in fingers? Now, that's news. more »
    ID Ron Burgundy: I find it easier to use my middle and ring fingers for two finger scroll rather than pointer and ring. I am ambidextrous though, and I use mice/track... more »
    cwfrederick002: um.. its called rheumatoid arthritis people. he has a 'swans neck' and ulnar (pinky) deviation. he needs to see a doctor and get a blood test for rheu... more »
    jdale: I don't know that it's any different than getting a writer's callus. The writer's callus I developed from actual pens and pencils back in the last mil... more »
    Segador: Seriously, how do you people use trackpads? more »
    mojoald: Man, I never noticed it, but my left click finger on my mousing hand is freaking juiced. He's the Barry Bonds of my 21 digits. more »
    rootyb: I really doubt this is due solely (or even primarily) to trackpad use. My right hand is far less flexible than my left, simply because my right hand ... more »
  • #mutation

    Are Trackpads Making Our Hands Mutate?

    Former industrial designer Hemmant Jha recently noticed something odd. Two fingers on his dominant hand are somehow more rigid and firm than any of the others. He suspects that years of two-finger scrolling on his MacBook Pro are the cause. More »
  • #userinterface

    Gadget Singularity: Let's Ditch Our Buttons and Screens Forever

    The past decade's march towards better gadgets shows a trend line pointing towards ultra powerful gadgets with UIs so seamless, they make Macs look like a punchcard computers. But if you think about it, we—not hardware—are the limitation. More »
  • #design

    What Exactly Should You Do with Fingers That Won't Stop Drumming?

    As an obsessive compulsive gum-chewer, I never thought to make art of my annoying habit like Nik Ramage. He built a mechanical copy of his hand, which drums its fingers without cessation. Anyone imagining a use for this thing? More »
  • #cutitout

    Dave Coulier Would Love the Finger Scissors Concept

    Designer Effrat Gommeh sketched out a pair of scissors that slip over the index and middle fingers and actually cut when you make that cutting motion Uncle Joey loved so much on Full House. More »
  • #cars

    Chinese University Students Want Me To Diddle My Car to Start It

    It's dark. There's a box. It beckons. You stick your finger in and curl "your index finger towards you in a summoning motion". Congratulations, you've just started your car. More »