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It is astonishing to ponder just how complicated your hands are.
Every movement that seems simple is far from it. It's a whole symphony of complicated little movements; each finger and bone in each finger moved in just the right way to get the overall hand to make an action.
We think in terms of grabbing or holding, but there's so much that goes into these actions beyond just the action itself. It's an abstraction of a ton of complexity that we don't have to think about, but just happens unconsciously. As I type now for example, I'm thinking of the words and typing them, without at all considering what letters need to be put in what order; my brain and fingers just sort of do all that.
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