Ron wrote:
> *The middle finger of the gloves was stiffened so the astronauts could use
> it to press buttons on the control panel, which proved to be too difficult
> to do with the gloves if a finger was not stiffened for that purpose. You
> will have to ask NASA why it was _that_ particular finger . . . maybe since
> many of the missions splashed down in the Pacific near Hawaii, they wanted
> all the good luck they could get . . .
Julia replied:
Not to mention it still allows the index finger and thumb to be used for gripping the pencil/pen/crayon :-)OK, just stiffen up your hand and bring it straight down onto your keyboard. Which finger hits first by virtue of extending a little farther than any of the others? Wouldn't it make sense to stiffen that one for button-pressing?
Reggie Bautista
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