• Eochaid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Fun fact, being in pronation for long periods of time can put pressure on forearm muscles and restrict blood flow, causing RSIs. It’s why a lot of ergo keyboards are tilted upwards towards the middle.

    On the other hand (hah), pronation is super useful for throwing athletes - especially pitchers. Pronating during a pitch gives the ball a spin, which makes it fly faster. But it also reduces pressure on the shoulder by using the forearm muscles as a natural shock absorber.

    The latter demonstrates one reason why we are “built like this”. It’s a very useful mechanism for survival, tool use, and agility. The former demonstrates one reason why our physiology is NOT “built for” for computer and office work.

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      1 year ago

      Doesn’t it make it fly further, not faster? Not sure if they’re the same thing here, because I thought the spin counteracted some of the forces of gravity rather than just speeding up the ball so it went further before gravity got it down.