If the sailor had lost the bet, there would of be some effects on his daily occupations. As a sailor in the navy he would more than likely have to handle a firearm. The loss of a pinky would affect the grip in which he would control the firearm. Another activity in which the loss of a pinky might affect a sailor is in the ability to tie knots because the loss of the pinky would affect grip strength. A modification for the sailor could be to use both hands when handling the firearm. Also the sailor could do hand exercises to increase hand strength and dexterity to help with tying knots aboard the ship.
The wife of the man in the story would have problems with daily occupations such as typing or driving due to only having two fingers on one hand. In order to address the problems she may have due to the loss of fingers, she could use a smaller keyboard or adaptive keyboard in order to type easier. As well as using a steering wheel knob in order to control the wheel better with only one hand.
Joe, I like how you have stated some good occupations of sailors. I think that it is important for people to realize how the little finger can affect grip strength. In addition, some preparatory activities would also help mobility of the other fingers to compensate for the loss of the little finger. I agree with you on the wife too. I think that you have to make the key board smaller or teach her a different hand placement on the keyboard. I think the sailor should just not have taken the bet. Great blog!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post, Joe! I agree with you that if the solider lost his little finger, it would affect his grip strength. I thought that it was ironic that the solider said he never uses his little finger anyway. I think that it is important to realize the impact that the little finger has on grip strength. Also, I like your adaptive keyboard idea for the wife. I agree that this would help make typing easier. Great blog post!
ReplyDeleteJoe, you did a great job explaining different roles of sailors. I didn't even think about "tying knots". I thought this was a great example to use. I feel like a soldier without a pinky finger could initially tie a know without his pinky, but would definitely need the pinky finger for the pulling the knot hard or undoing a knot. Overall you did a great job.
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