do computers cause carpal tunnel syndrome but typewriters don ?
Blame technology. The fact that typing seems easier than ever before has actually contributed to the increase in carpal tunnel syndrome. Anyone who has ever worked on an “old fashioned” typewriter knows that there’s more involved than just typing. The carriage had to be returned at the end of every line, and the paper was changed after every page. Add that to stopping to use corrective fluid on every mistake and it’s easy to see why there weren’t as many problems with repetitive motion. With computers, pages never end. You just keep typing away with fewer changes in position, leading to increased pressure on the tendons in your carpal tunnel. (Source: WHY THINGS ARE & WHY THINGS AREN’T By Joel Achenbach) First blood bank The very first blood bank was opened in 1940 by American surgeon Richard Charles Drew, a man who couldn’t contribute blood because he was black. (Source: THE BOOK OF ANSWERS by Barbara Berliner) What’s up with those “cold headaches” you get from eating ice cream? The f
