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98-872: The Steamer showcased a number of veterans and a few rookies. Among them were ambidextrous quarterback and former University of Houston star D. C. Nobles and several American Football League veterans: quarterbacks Mike Taliaferro and Don Trull , fullback Jim Nance , wide receivers Don Maynard and Rick Eber , tight end Willie Frazier , former Houston Oiler and All-AFL tackle Glen Ray Hines , linebacker Garland Boyette , defensive end Al Dotson , defensive backs Daryl Johnson , Richmond Flowers, Jr. , John Mallory , and Art McMahon , and rookie linebacker John Villapiano , brother of Oakland Raiders defender Phil Villapiano . The Texans played in Houston for 11 games, going 3-7-1. The team relocated to Shreveport on September 18, 1974. On September 23, 1974, they were rechristened

196-564: A Houston Astro . St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Brett Cecil is naturally right-handed, but starting from a very early age, threw with his left. As such, he writes and performs most tasks with the right side of his body, but throws with his left. In basketball a player may choose to make a pass or shot with the weaker hand. NBA stars LeBron James, Larry Bird, Kyrie Irving , Carlos Boozer , David Lee , John Wall , Derrick Rose , Chandler Parsons , Andrew Bogut , John Henson , Michael Beasley , and Jerryd Bayless are ambidextrous players, as

294-660: A 1930s law that decreed "Made in Solingen" stamps could only be applied to products almost entirely manufactured in the old industrial area of Solingen. In 2019 this applied to approximately 150 companies making high-quality blades of all kinds, including scissors. Friedrich Herder, founded in Solingen in 1727, is one of the oldest scissors manufacturers still operating in Germany. Premana, in Lecco Province, has its origins in ironworks and knife manufacturing beginning in

392-1152: A combo is maintained on the same edge) from clockwise to anti-clockwise, or vice versa. In association football , being able to kick with either foot provides more options for both passing and scoring, as well as the ability to play on either side of the pitch. Therefore, players with the ability to use their weaker foot with proficiency are valuable in any team. Examples of ambidextrous footballers include Andreas Brehme , Johan Cruyff , Obafemi Martins , Santi Cazorla , Adam Lallana , Diogo Jota , Adriano Correia , Pedro Rodriguez , Diego Forlán , Glenn Hoddle , Alfredo Di Stéfano , Sócrates , Paolo Maldini , George Best , Michael Laudrup , Pelé , Marc Overmars , Michel Platini , Roberto Baggio , Carlos Valderrama , Bobby Charlton , Zico , Tom Finney , John Barnes , John Charles , Ousmane Dembélé , Mason Greenwood , Ronaldo Nazário , Cristiano Ronaldo , Zinedine Zidane , Kevin De Bruyne , Han Kwang-song Most of them were actually left-footed or right-footed, but have developed proficiency on both feet. Former goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca

490-499: A documentary that featured a pair of his bonsai snips which retailed for US$ 35,000. In Solsona, Spain, scissor manufacturing began in the 16th century. At the industry's peak in the 18th century there were 24 workshops, organized as the Guild of Saint Eligius, the patron saint of knife makers. By the mid-1980s there were only two, and by 2021, Pallarès Solsona, founded in 1917 by Lluìs and Carles Pallarès Canal, and still family-operated,

588-553: A favored hand, some artists use both of their hands for arts such as drawing and sculpting . It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci utilized both of his hands after an injury to his right hand during his early childhood. A contemporary artist, Gur Keren, can draw with both his hands and even feet. Thea Alba was a well-known German who could write with all ten fingers. In drum and bugle corps (and drum and bell corps), snare drummers, quads (tenors), and bass drummers need to be somewhat ambidextrous. Since they have to abide by what

686-406: A first-class double- lever with the pivot acting as the fulcrum . For cutting thick or heavy material, the mechanical advantage of a lever can be exploited by placing the material to be cut as close to the fulcrum as possible. For example, if the applied force (at the handles) is twice as far away from the fulcrum as the cutting location (i.e., the point of contact between the blades), the force at

784-417: A former world #1 player. Although it is quite uncommon, in badminton , ambidextrous players are able to switch the racquet between their hands, often to get to the awkward backhand corner quickly. As badminton can be a very fast sport at professional levels of play, players might not have time to switch the racquet, as this disrupts their reaction time. In rugby league and rugby union being ambidextrous

882-432: A high degree, compared to athletes in combat sports. This is because unlike sports, which have structured rules and common player preferences, traditional martial arts are intended for situations such as self-defense, in which a wider array of physical challenges may occur. Some arts and schools practice all or most techniques and movements with both sides, while others emphasize that some techniques should only be trained on

980-445: A high level with his left hand. In figure skating , most skaters who are right-handed spin and jump to the left, and vice versa for left-handed individuals, but it also down to habit for ballerinas. Olympic Champion figure skater John Curry notably performed his jumps in one direction (anti-clockwise) while spinning predominantly in the other. Very few skaters have such an ability to perform jumps and spins in both directions, and it

1078-475: A member of the Montreal Expos ) retired Reggie Sanders pitching right-handed, then switched to his left hand for the next two hitters, Hal Morris and Ed Taubensee , who both batted left-handed. Harris walked Morris but got Taubensee to ground out. He then went back to his right hand to retire Bret Boone to end the inning. In the 21st century there is only one major league pitcher, Pat Venditte of

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1176-692: A new owner started the first cutlery works in Finland, making, among other items, scissors with the Fiskars trademark. The vast majority of global scissor manufacturing takes place in China. As of 2019, China was responsible for 64.3% of worldwide scissors exports. When combined with Chinese Taipei exports, this rises to 68.3%. The primary scissors producing region in China is in Guandong Province. The Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company, founded in 1663,

1274-429: A pair of blades pivoted so that the sharpened edges slide against each other when the handles (bows) opposite to the pivot are closed. Scissors are used for cutting various thin materials, such as paper , cardboard , metal foil , cloth , rope , and wire . A large variety of scissors and shears all exist for specialized purposes. Hair-cutting shears and kitchen shears are functionally equivalent to scissors, but

1372-430: A person has no marked preference for the use of the right or left hand . Only about one percent of people are naturally ambidextrous, which equates to about 80,000,000 people in the world today. In modern times, it is common to find some people considered ambidextrous who were originally left-handed and who learned to be ambidextrous, either by choice or as a result of training in schools or in jobs where right-handedness

1470-444: A right-handed drum kit . American instrumental guitarist Michael Angelo Batio is known for being able to play both right-handed and left-handed guitar proficiently. The ambidexterity of Jimi Hendrix has been explored in a psychology, but he was known for playing a standard right-handed guitar with his left hand. The guitarist Duane Allman was the reverse of Hendrix, playing right-handed but left-handed in all other tasks. Shara Lin

1568-588: A southpaw stance despite their dominant hand being their right, one such fighter being Vasyl Lomachenko. This is done as it gives access to a strong and precise jab from the lead hand, which is arguably the most important strike in boxing for setting up combos and interrupting your opponent during their attacks. Bruce Lee also practiced this same method of fighting with his dominant hand forward. Left handed fighters such as Oscar De La Hoya, Miguel Cotto, Andre Ward, and Gerry Cooney fought in orthodox. This made their left hooks their most powerful weapons, along with enhancing

1666-572: Is a left-handed shooter; however, he dunks the ball and blocks shots more frequently with his right hand. Former Los Angeles Lakers center Roy Hibbert shoots his hook shots equally well with either hand. Former Oklahoma City Thunder left-handed point guard Derek Fisher used to dunk with his right hand in his early years. Candace Parker , forward for the Chicago Sky , also has equal dominance with either hand. Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant shot with either hand, although his right hand

1764-538: Is a unique ambidextrous school named Veena Vadini School in Budhela village, where students are taught to write simultaneously with both hands. Ambidexterity is highly prized in the sport of baseball . " Switch hitting " is the most common phenomenon, and is highly prized because a batter usually has a higher statistical chance of successfully hitting the baseball when it is thrown by an opposite-handed pitcher. Therefore, an ambidextrous hitter can bat from whichever side

1862-448: Is actually right handed, but kicks predominantly with his left, sometimes with his right. A volleyball player has to be ambidextrous to control the ball to either direction and performing basic digs. On the other hand, the setter has to be proficient in performing dump sets with either hand to throw off blockers. Wing spikers that can spike with either hand can alter trajectories to throw off receivers' timing. Although most artists have

1960-436: Is also a handy ambidextrous bowler. He can bowl orthodox left-arm spin and he can bowl right-arm offspin as well. Yasir Jan, however is a fast bowler both right and left handed and tops over 140 km/h with both hands, with his right arm being faster. Jofra Archer warms up with slow orthodox left-arm spin, and Jos Buttler practiced left-handed as a club cricketer. In cue sports , players can reach farther across

2058-420: Is also an ambidextrous player, Kulikovskaya played with two forehands and no backhand, switching her racket hand depending on where the ball was coming. Jan-Michael Gambill is the opposite case of Kulikovskaya, since he played with a two-handed forehand and backhand, although he served with his right hand. Other famous examples of a two-handed forehand are Fabrice Santoro and Monica Seles . Seles' playing style

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2156-496: Is an advantage when it comes to passing the ball between teammates as well as being able to use both feet by the halves is an advantage in gaining field position by kicking the ball ahead. Jonny Wilkinson is a prime example of a union player who is good at kicking with both feet, he is left handed and normally place kicks using his left, but he dropped the goal that won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 with his right. Dan Carter

2254-452: Is considered to be "switch stance". Notable switch skateboarders include Rodney Mullen , Eric Koston , Guy Mariano , Paul Rodriguez Jr. , Mike Mo Capaldi , and Bob Burnquist . Similarly, surfers who ride equally well in either stance are said to be surfing "switch”. Also, snowboarding at the advanced level requires the ability to ride equally well in either. In combat sports fighters may choose to face their opponent with either

2352-696: Is derived from the Latin roots ambi- , meaning "both", and dexter , meaning "right" or "favorable". Thus, ambidextrous is literally "both right" or "both favorable". The term ambidexter in English was originally used in a legal sense of jurors who accepted bribes from both parties for their verdict . Some people can write with both hands. Famous examples include Albert Einstein , Benjamin Franklin , Nikola Tesla , James A. Garfield , and Leonardo da Vinci . In India's Singrauli district there

2450-596: Is more accurate with his left handed hooks. Greg Monroe is also a left-handed shooter but does right handed jump hooks and everything else right handed off the court. Trevor Booker is left handed for shooting a basketball but writes with his right hand. Ben Simmons shoots jumpers and free throws left-handed, but does everything else right-handed, including dunking, throwing long passes and writing. He also shoots more right-handed non-jumpers (layups, floaters and hook shots). In skateboarding , being able to skate successfully with not only one's dominant foot forward but also

2548-470: Is more advantageous to them in that situation. Pete Rose , the record holder for most hits in Major League Baseball , was a switch hitter . Switch pitchers , comparatively rare in contrast to switch hitters, also exist. Tony Mullane won 284 games in the 19th century. Elton Chamberlain and Larry Corcoran were also notable ambidextrous pitchers. In the 20th century, Greg A. Harris

2646-448: Is naturally a left handed person who bowls left handed but bats right handed. Akshay Karnewar is an ambidextrous bowler. Originally, he only bowled with his right hand, but since he does everything else with his left hand, he was taught to bowl left-handed as well but needs to signal to the umpire when he switches hands when bowling to allow for the field to change. He is a left-handed batsman. As an off-spinner and left-arm orthodox spin,

2744-598: Is naturally left-handed, but plays the violin and guitar right handed. She can also play the piano with her left hand while playing the zither with her right. Also, naturally left-handed musicians have to play with right-handed-only instruments (violin, viola, cello). Kurt Cobain , frontman of Nirvana , was naturally ambidextrous. He grew up having a slight preference for his left-hand (as can be seen in many of his childhood photographies), but as an adult he wrote right-handed. He played guitar exclusively left-handed. With respect to tools, ambidextrous may be used to mean that

2842-502: Is now considered a "difficult variation" in spins under the ISU Judging System to rotate in the non-dominant direction. Michelle Kwan used an opposite-rotating camel spin in some of her programs as a signature move. No point bonus exists for opposite direction jumps or bi-directional combination jumps, despite their being much harder to perfect. Nobody can perform a jump sequence (because it requires change of edge, whereas

2940-399: Is often emphasized or required. Since many everyday devices such as can openers and scissors are asymmetrical and designed for right-handed people, many left-handers learn to use them right-handedly due to the rarity or lack of left-handed models. Thus, left-handed people are more likely to develop motor skills in their non-dominant hand than right-handed people. The word "ambidextrous"

3038-987: Is one of the oldest continuously operating scissor manufacturers in the world. The company was nationalized in 1958 and now employs 1500 people who annually mass-produce an estimated seven million pairs of inexpensive scissors that retail for an average of US$ 4 each. In the late 14th century, the English word "scissors" came into usage. It was derived from the Old French word cisoires , which referred to shears. There are several historically important scissor-producing regions in France: Haute-Marne in Nogent-en Bassigny, Châtellereault, Thiers and Rouen. These towns, like many other scissor-producing communities, began with sabre, sword and bayonet production, which transitioned to scissors and other blades in

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3136-428: Is required in surgery because surgeons must be able to tie with their left and right hands in either single or double knots. This is usually due to factors like the positioning of the surgeon, whether they have an assistant and the angle required to throw and secure the knot. Ambidexterity is also useful after surgery on a dominant hand or arm, as it allows the patient to use their non-dominant hand with equal facility as

3234-513: Is treated as a plural noun , and therefore takes a plural verb (e.g., these scissors are ). Alternatively, the tool is referred to by the singular phrase a pair of scissors . The word shears is used to describe similar instruments that are larger in size and for heavier cutting. The earliest known scissors appeared in Mesopotamia 3,000 to 4,000 years ago. These were of the 'spring scissor' type comprising two bronze blades connected at

3332-550: Is typically placed on the top of the stick to allow for better stickhandling and control of the puck. Gordie Howe was one of few players capable of doing both, although this was at a time when the blade of the stick was not curved. Another ice hockey goaltender Bill Durnan , had the ability to catch the puck with either hand. He won the Vezina Trophy , then for the National Hockey League 's goalie with

3430-457: Is used in non-scientific manners to describe individuals who have two non-dominant hands, as both hands are either clumsy or insufficient in motor skill and are therefore used equally as much. In a 1992 New York Times Q&A article on ambidexterity, the term was used to describe people "...with both hands as skilled as a right-hander's left hand." Scissors Scissors are hand-operated shearing tools. A pair of scissors consists of

3528-813: The Charlotte Hornets , who were in Shreveport playing at Independence Stadium for the WFL against the Shreveport Steamer. Goslin was complying with a suit seeking more than $ 26,000 in accumulated debts that had been filed against the Hornets by plaintiffs in New York , where the team had been domiciled during the first half of 1974. However, Goslin allowed the Hornets to play the Steamer before

3626-769: The Romans around 100 AD. They entered common use in not only ancient Rome, but also China , Japan , and Korea , and the idea is still used in almost all modern scissors. During the Middle Ages and Renaissance , spring scissors were made by heating a bar of iron or steel, then flattening and shaping its ends into blades on an anvil. The center of the bar was heated, bent to form the spring, then cooled and reheated to make it flexible. The Hangzhou Zhang Xiaoquan Company in Hangzhou, China, has been manufacturing scissors since 1663. William Whiteley & Sons (Sheffield) Ltd.

3724-551: The Seattle Mariners , who regularly pitches with both arms. Venditte became the 21st century's first switch pitcher in the major leagues with his debut on June 5, 2015, against the Boston Red Sox , pitching two innings, allowing only one hit and recording five outs right-handed and one out left-handed. During his career, an eponymous "Venditte Rule" was created restricting the ability of a pitcher to change arms in

3822-416: The 16th century. In 1900 there were ten scissor manufacturing workshops, 20 in 1952 and 48 by 1960. Today, Consorzio Premax, an industrial partnership, organizes over 60 local companies involved in the manufacture of scissors for global markets. In 2019 Italy exported 3.5% of scissors manufactured globally. One of the oldest Premanese scissor manufacturing firms still in operation is Sanelli Ambrogio, which

3920-495: The 19th century, scissors were hand-forged with elaborately decorated handles. They were made by hammering steel on indented surfaces known as 'bosses' to form the blades. The rings in the handles, known as bows, were made by punching a hole in the steel and enlarging it with the pointed end of an anvil. In 1649, in Swedish -ruled Finland , an ironworks was founded in the village of Fiskars between Helsinki and Turku . In 1830,

4018-506: The British Heritage Crafts Association. A pair of scissors consists of two pivoted blades. In lower-quality scissors, the cutting edges are not particularly sharp; it is primarily the shearing action between the two blades that cuts the material. In high-quality scissors, the blades can be both extremely sharp, and tension sprung – to increase the cutting and shearing tension only at the exact point where

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4116-559: The Shreveport Steamer. The franchise, according to the WFL, was operated on a "play now, pay later" basis. The team was coached by Marshall Taylor, a former star player at Tennessee Tech . The Steamer made their home debut on September 25 against the Memphis Southmen . They played in front of just over 21,000 fans, and lost 17-3. They had a 4-5 record after the move, finishing 7-12-1 overall in 1974. In 1974, under federal court order, Sheriff James M. Goslin seized equipment of

4214-569: The Thumb-Sucker") in which a child continues to suck his thumbs despite his mother's warnings about The Great Tall Scissorman. Augusten Burroughs ' 2002 memoir Running with Scissors spent eight weeks on the New York Times best seller list . The book was later adapted into a film. Proverbs about scissors are found in many language communities. The term 'scissor kick' may be found in several sports, including: Scissors have

4312-582: The United States in 1854. The Sasuke workshop in Sakai City south of Osaka is run by Yasuhiro Hirakawa, a 5th generation scissorsmith. The company has been in operation since 1867. Yasuhiro Hirakawa is the last traditional scissormaker in Japan, making scissors in the traditional style where the blades are believed to be thinner, lighter and sharper than European scissors. In 2018 he was profiled in

4410-429: The ball will always spin towards the batsman (OB vs. RHB; SLO vs. LHB), or away from opposite-handed batsmen, which is the predominant role of switch-handed spinners. Sri Lankan Kusal Perera started his cricket as a right hand batsman, until he changed to left hand to mimic his favourite cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya . Jayasuriya bats and bowls left handed but writes with his right hand. Another Sri Lankan Kamindu Mendis

4508-605: The ball. See also reverse sweep and switch hitting . David Warner has batted right-handed in high school, and has practiced right-handed as well, when he is normally a left-handed switch-hitter. Alastair Cook , Jimmy Anderson , Stuart Broad , Ben Stokes , Eoin Morgan , Ben Dunk , Adam Gilchrist , Matthew Hayden , Travis Head , Chris Gayle , Gautam Gambhir , Rishabh Pant , Ishan Kishan , Devdutt Padikkal , Yashasvi Jaiswal , Smriti Mandhana and Kagiso Rabada are natural right-handers, but bat left-handed. Michael Clarke

4606-421: The blades apart as they are cutting. This can be challenging for craftspeople as the blades still obscure the cut. "True" left-handed scissors have both reversed finger grips and reversed blade layout, like mirror images of right-handed scissors. A left-handed person accustomed to using semi-left handed scissors may find using true left-handed scissors difficult at first, as they may have learned to rely heavily on

4704-443: The blades meet. The hand movement (pushing with the thumb, pulling with the fingers) can add to this tension. An ideal example is in high-quality tailor's scissors or shears, which need to be able to perfectly cut (and not simply tear apart) delicate cloths such as chiffon and silk. Children 's scissors are usually not particularly sharp, and the tips of the blades are often blunted or 'rounded' for safety. Mechanically, scissors are

4802-436: The chance of a block. Naturally right-handed quarterbacks may have to perform left-handed passes to avoid sacks. Chris Jones is cross-dominant. Although he is a left-footed punter, he throws with his right. Chris Hanson was dual-footed, able to punt with either foot. Some players find cross-dominance advantageous in golf , especially if a left-handed player utilizes right-handed clubs. Having more precise coordination with

4900-410: The composer/arranger has written, they have to learn to play evenly in terms of dynamics and speed with their right and left hands. Former Beatles member Paul McCartney is left-handed ( guitar and bass guitar ) and played left-handed when performing (as can be seen in many photos and videos throughout his musical career). The drummer of The Beatles, Ringo Starr , is left-handed as well, but he plays

4998-573: The court. Ben Simmons and Luke Kennard are also natural right-handers shooting left-handed. Tristan Thompson is a natural left-hander, and was a left-handed shooter, but has shot right-handed since the 2013–2014 season. He does perform left-handed hook shots more often. Los Angeles Lakers center DeAndre Jordan who is left-handed, shoots with his left hand but has been known to dunk with his right hand, spin clockwise in his 360 dunks, and shoot right handed hook shots more accurately and from further out. Charlotte Hornets power forward Miles Bridges

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5096-423: The courts, but Bird once had a game in which he only shot left-handed running hook shots, cross passes and layups. Ronnie Price , however has a tendency to dunk with his left hand, but he is a right-handed shooter. Josh McRoberts is known to be a left handed shooter but does everything with his right hand such as his famous dunks. Ivica Zubac is a right handed shooter, but can shoot hook shots with both hands, and

5194-590: The cutting location is twice that of the applied force at the handles. Scissors cut material by applying at the cutting location a local shear stress which exceeds the material's shear strength . Some scissors have an appendage, called a finger brace or finger tang, below the index finger hole for the middle finger to rest on to provide for better control and more power in precision cutting. A finger tang can be found on many quality scissors (including inexpensive ones) and especially on scissors for cutting hair (see hair scissors pictured below). In hair cutting, some claim

5292-464: The fewest goals allowed six times out of only seven seasons. He had developed this ability playing for church-league teams in Toronto and Montreal to make up for his poor lateral movement. He wore custom gloves that permitted him to hold his stick with either hand. Most goaltenders nowadays choose to catch with their non-dominant hand. Field hockey players are forced to play right-handed. The rules of

5390-504: The field and are harder to defend against. Usually in field lacrosse, all players except goalies, but especially offensive players, are expected to be able to catch and throw with their weak hand. However, in box lacrosse , which is more popular in Canada, players often only use their dominant hand, like in hockey. The traditional martial arts tend to feature a larger number of practitioners who have intentionally developed ambidexterity to

5488-493: The franchise almost out of money, the Steamer and the WFL sank permanently on October 22, 1975. The second WFL ceased operations little more than halfway through the planned 1975 season. An unrelated "Shreveport Steamer", also known as the plural "Steamers", played in the American Football Association from 1979 to 1981. (All copyrights and trademarks for the WFL's teams were allowed to lapse after

5586-479: The game denote that the ball can only be struck with the flat side of the stick. Only one player Laeeq Ahmed on Pakistan National Hockey team, played with unorthodox left hand below and right hand up side of stick grip with full command. He played from 1991 to 1992 for the national team. Perhaps to avoid confusing referees, there are no left-handed sticks. In floorball , like ice hockey, right-handed players shoot left and, likewise, most left-handed players shoot right as

5684-487: The handles by a thin, flexible strip of curved bronze which served to hold the blades in alignment, to allow them to be squeezed together, and to pull them apart when released. Spring scissors continued to be used in Europe until the 16th century. However, pivoted scissors of bronze or iron , in which the blades were pivoted at a point between the tips and the handles, the direct ancestor of modern scissors, were invented by

5782-541: The impounding of the equipment. The Steamer returned for the 1975 WFL season with a different coaching staff. Right from the start, both the "Boats" and the resurrected league struggled. (The second Chicago franchise, the Chicago Winds , unrelated except by venue to the previous year's Chicago team, the Chicago Fire , ceased operations on September 2, after five games.) After a mediocre 5-7 record and with

5880-510: The larger implements tend to be called shears . Hair-cutting shears have specific blade angles ideal for cutting hair . Using the incorrect type of scissors to cut hair will result in increased damage or split ends, or both, by breaking the hair. Kitchen shears, also known as kitchen scissors, are intended for cutting and trimming foods such as meats. Inexpensive, mass-produced modern scissors are often designed ergonomically with composite thermoplastic and rubber handles. The noun scissors

5978-516: The late 18th and early 19th centuries. Thiers, in the Puy-de-Dôme department of Auvergne, remains an important centre of scissor and cutlery production. It is home to both the Musée de la Coutellerie, which showcases the town's 800-year history of blade-making, as well as Coutellia , an industry tradeshow that advertises itself as one of the largest annual gatherings of artisanal blade-makers in

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6076-529: The league's shutdown.) This team renamed itself the "Steamers-Americans" after merging with the Orlando Americans in 1982. Billy Kilmer served as the team's coach in its first season. Ambidextrous Ambidexterity is the ability to use both the right and left hand equally well. When referring to objects, the term indicates that the object is equally suitable for right-handed and left-handed people. When referring to humans, it indicates that

6174-456: The left hand is believed to allow better-controlled, and stronger drives. Mac O'Grady was a touring pro who played right-handed, yet could play "scratch" (no handicap) golf left-handed. He lobbied the USGA for years to be certified as an amateur "lefty" and a pro "righty" to no avail. Although not ambidextrous, Phil Mickelson and Mike Weir are both right-handers who golf left-handed; Ben Hogan

6272-417: The left hand. Because scissors have overlapping blades, they are not symmetric. This asymmetry is true regardless of the orientation and shape of the handles and blades: the blade that is on top always forms the same diagonal regardless of orientation. Human hands are asymmetric, and when closing the scissors the thumb and fingers do not close vertically, but have a lateral component to the motion. Specifically,

6370-557: The left shoulder forward in a right-handed stance ("orthodox") or the right shoulder forward in a left-handed stance ("south-paw"), thus a degree of cross dominance is useful. In boxing , Manny Pacquiao has a southpaw stance in the ring even though he is really ambidextrous outside the ring. Also, in mixed martial arts, many naturally left-handed strikers like Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva will switch stances in order to counter opponent's strikes or takedown attempts to stay standing. Additionally, some fighters actually choose to fight in

6468-546: The less dominant one is called "switch skating", or "skating goofy", and is a prized ability. To illustrate the stances further; there is "Regular" which is left shoulder and foot towards the front of the board and the opposite (right shoulder foot towards the front) is referred to as goofy. These terms hold true to surfing and snowboarding. With skateboarding, whether one pushes with their front or back foot determines whether they are considered regular v. regular-mongo or goofy v. goofy-mongo. The ability to ride both regular and goofy

6566-417: The lever toward the driver in a left-hand-drive vehicle becomes a movement away from the driver in a right-hand-drive vehicle. A driver skilled in shifting with the opposite hand is at an advantage. In tennis , a player may be able to reach balls on the backhand side more easily if they're able to use the weaker hand. An example of a player who is ambidextrous is Luke Jensen . Due to a physical advantage on

6664-500: The limb which is recovering from surgery. A related variation to one that is ambidextrous is a person who displays "ambisinistrality" or is "ambisinistrous". This term is a near inverse to ambidexterity as Latin root of the word ambi- means both and the Latin root of the word - sinistral means "left", being derived from the word sinister. The term "ambisinistral" can be directly interpreted as "both left" or "both sinister". The term

6762-548: The middle of an at-bat. Billy Wagner was a natural right-handed pitcher in his youth, but after breaking his throwing arm twice, he taught himself how to use his left arm by throwing nothing but fastballs against a barn wall. He became a dominant left-handed relief pitcher, most known for his 100+ mph fastball. In his 1999 season, Wagner captured the National League Relief Man of the Year Award as

6860-413: The other hand. There exist shops dedicated to selling implements and tools made specifically for left-handed use. For example, left-handed, and ambidextrous, scissors are available. Many knives are sold sharpened asymmetrically for right-hand use, and resharpened in the same way. It is possible to buy knives sharpened for left-handed use, and to sharpen any knife in that way. A degree of ambidexterity

6958-439: The player will often wield the stick one-handed. Floorball goalkeepers do not use a stick, so they have two glove hands, and act much like a soccer goalkeeper, but with an ice hockey helmet. When they venture out of the goal box, they act just like an outfield soccer player. In field lacrosse , which is more popular in the United States, it is extremely advantageous to be able to use both hands, as players can play on both sides of

7056-415: The position. In professional sports car racing , drivers who participate in various events in both the United States and Europe will sometimes encounter machines with the steering wheel mounted on different sides of the car. While steering ability is largely unaffected, the hand used for shifting changes is, due to the shift pattern relative to the driver changing, i.e. , a gear change that requires moving

7154-508: The right hand and on the right side; this habit has carried on to the practice of those weapons in modern times. As an example, in xingyiquan , most schools that teach spear-fighting only practice on the right side, although much of the rest of the art is ambidextrous in practice. Shawn Michaels is ambidextrous. He typically kicks with his right leg in Sweet Chin Music, but uses either arm for his signature elbow drop, depending on

7252-437: The right hand, the shearing edge is visible, but when they are used with the left hand, the cutting edge of the scissors is behind the top blade, and the cutter cannot see what is being cut. There are two varieties of left-handed scissors. Many common left-handed scissors (often called "semi"-left-handed scissors) simply have reversed finger grips. The blades open and close as with right-handed scissors, so that users tend to pull

7350-453: The right hand, too, but bats with his left hand. Players due to injuries may also switch arms for fielding. Zaheer Khan bowls left-arm fast-medium but bats right handed. Phillip Hughes batted, bowled, and fielded left-handed before a shoulder injury. Australian batsman George Bailey also due to sustaining an injury, taught himself to throw with his weaker left arm. He is now often seen throughout matches switching between arms as he throws

7448-426: The right or the left (though both sides tend to eventually receive nearly equal attention). This may be for a number of reasons. Some of these arts rely on the tendency of right-handed people to move differently with the left side than with the right, and attempt to take advantage of this. Similarly, certain weapons are more often carried on one side. For instance, most weapons in ancient China were wielded primarily with

7546-404: The ring finger is inserted where some place their index finger, and the little finger rests on the finger tang. For people who do not have the use of their hands, there are specially designed foot-operated scissors. Some quadriplegics can use a motorized mouth-operated style of scissor. Most scissors are best suited for use with the right hand, but left-handed scissors are designed for use with

7644-583: The space of time needed when matching the ball with the racket simultaneously with tagging the opponent's movement, being laterality-crossed on eyedness with handedness may be a decisive factor for outstanding performance, since the hand which strikes the ball can do it while the overriding eye, matching with this hand, can be tagging the opponent's movement-decisions. Such have the case of Rafael Nadal who uses his right hand for writing, but plays tennis with left. There are many players who are naturally right handed, but play lefty and vice versa. Evgenia Kulikovskaya

7742-561: The strength of their jab. In cricket , it is also beneficial to be able to use both arms. Ambidextrous fielders can make one-handed catches or throws with either hand. Sachin Tendulkar uses his left hand for writing, but bats and bowls with his right hand, it is the same with Ajinkya Rahane , Kane Williamson , and Shane Watson . There are many players who are naturally right-handed but bat left and vice versa. Sourav Ganguly , Thisara Perera uses his right hand for writing and bowls with

7840-401: The strength of their thumb to pull the blades apart vs. pushing the blades together in order to cut. Some scissors are marketed as ambidextrous . These have symmetric handles so there is no distinction between the thumb and finger handles, and have very strong pivots so that the blades rotate without any lateral give. However, most "ambidextrous" scissors are in fact still right-handed in that

7938-435: The table if they are able to play with either hand, since the cue must either be placed on the left or the right side of the body. English snooker player Ronnie O'Sullivan is a rarity amongst top snooker professionals, in that he is able to play to world-class standard with either hand. While he lacks power in his left arm, his ability to alternate hands allows him to take shots that would otherwise require awkward cueing or

8036-441: The thumb pushes out from the palm and the fingers pull inwards. For right-handed scissors held in the right hand, the thumb blade is closer to the user's body, so that the natural tendency of the right hand is to push the cutting blades together. Conversely, if right-handed scissors are held in the left hand, the natural tendency of the left hand would be to push the cutting blades apart. Furthermore, with right-handed scissors held by

8134-443: The tool may be used equally well with either hand; an "ambidextrous knife" refers to the opening mechanism and locking mechanism on a folding knife. It can also mean that the tool can be interchanged between left and right in some other way, such as an "ambidextrous headset," which can be worn on either the left or right ear. Many tools and implements are made specifically for use in the right hand, and will not work properly if used in

8232-446: The upper blade is on the right, and hence is on the outside when held in the right hand. Even if they cut successfully, the blade orientation will block the view of the cutting line for a left-handed person. True ambidextrous scissors are possible if the blades are double-edged and one handle is swung all the way around (to almost 360 degrees ) so that what were the backs of the blades become the new cutting edges. U.S. patent 3,978,584

8330-521: The use of a rest . When he first displayed this ability in the 1996 World Championship against the Canadian player Alain Robidoux , Robidoux accused him of disrespect. O'Sullivan responded that he played better with his left hand than Robidoux could with his right. O'Sullivan was summoned to a disciplinary hearing in response to Robidoux's formal complaint, where he had to prove that he could play to

8428-553: The world. Germany was responsible for manufacturing just under 7% of global scissors exports in 2019. Often called "The City of Blades", Solingen , in North Rhine-Westphalia, has been a center for the manufacturing of scissors since medieval times. At the end of the 18th century it's estimated that there were over 300 scissorsmiths in Solingen. In 1995 the City of Solingen passed The Solingen Ordinance, an update to

8526-548: Was Kobe Bryant . Bogut and Henson are both stronger in the post with their left-handed hook shot than they are with their natural right hands. Brothers Marc and Pau Gasol can make hook shots with either hand while the right hand is dominant for each. Bob Cousy , a Boston Celtics legend was forced to play with his left hand in high school when he injured his right hand, thus making him effectively ambidextrous. Mike Conley shoots left-handed, but has preferred to shoot floaters right handed, as he does everything else right-handed off

8624-541: Was awarded for true ambidextrous scissors. Specialized scissors and shears include: Due to their ubiquity across cultures and classes, scissors have numerous representations across world culture. Numerous art forms worldwide enlist scissors as a tool/material with which to accomplish the art. For cases where scissors appear in or are represented by the final art product, see Commons:Category:Scissors in art . Heinrich Hoffmann 's 1845 children's book Struwwelpeter includes Die Geschichte vom Daumenlutscher ("The Story of

8722-438: Was cross-dominant. He punched and threw with his right, but kicked with his left. In American football , it is especially advantageous to be able to use either arm to perform various tasks. Ambidextrous receivers can make one-handed catches with either hand; linemen can hold their shoulders square and produce an equal amount of power with both arms; and punters can handle a bad snap and roll out and punt with either leg, limiting

8820-503: Was dominant: due to an injury to the right hand, he was forced to shoot with his left. Paul George , Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter are all noted to be right-handed, but rotates clockwise for dunks, but Carter is able to also spin counterclockwise, as he did during high school. McGrady also spins anti-clockwise for his baseline dunks. Larry Bird , LeBron James , Paul Millsap , Russell Westbrook , Danny Ainge and Gary Payton shoot right-handed, but do almost everything left-handed off

8918-453: Was established in 1902. Both now focus on high-end/niche crafting of "products for life" rather than mass production. Between these two firms it is estimated that there are no more than ten "putter-togetherers" or "putters" who are the master-trained craftspeople responsible for high quality Sheffield scissor assembly. In 2020, Ernest Wright was recognized with the Award for Endangered Crafts by

9016-497: Was founded in 1869. Scissormaking in Japan evolved from sword making in the 14th century. Seki, in Gifu Prefecture, was a renowned center of swordmaking beginning in the 1200s. After citizens were no longer permitted to carry swords, the city's blacksmiths turned to making scissors and knives. There are many specialized types of Japanese scissors, but sewing scissors were introduced by American Commodore Matthew Perry from

9114-516: Was producing scissors by 1760, although it is believed the business began trading even earlier. The first trade-mark, 332, was granted in 1791. The company is still manufacturing scissors today, and is the oldest company in the West to do so. Pivoted scissors were not manufactured in large numbers until 1761, when Robert Hinchliffe of Sheffield produced the first pair of modern-day scissors made of hardened and polished cast steel . His major challenge

9212-476: Was the only major league pitcher to pitch with both his left and his right arm. A natural right-hander, by 1986 he could throw well enough with his left hand that he felt capable of pitching with either hand in a game. Harris was not allowed to throw left-handed in a regular-season game until September 1995 in the penultimate game of his career. Against the Cincinnati Reds in the ninth inning, Harris (then

9310-403: Was the opposite, being a natural left-hander who played golf right-handed, as is Cristie Kerr . This is known as cross-dominance or mixed- handedness . Ice hockey players may shoot from the left or right side of the body. For the most part, right-handed players shoot left and, likewise, most left-handed players shoot right as the player will often wield the stick one-handed. The dominant hand

9408-666: Was the town's sole remaining artisanal scissor manufacturer. Sheffield was home to the first mass production of scissors beginning in 1761. By the 19th century there were an estimated 60 steel scissor companies in Sheffield. However, since the 1980s, industry globalization and a shift towards cheaper, mass-produced scissors created price deflation that many artisanal manufacturers could not compete with. The Sheffield scissor industry consisted of just two local companies in 2021. The two remaining Sheffield scissor manufacturers are William Whiteley, founded in 1760, and Ernest Wright , which

9506-577: Was to form the bows; first, he made them solid, then drilled a hole, and then filed away metal to make this large enough to admit the user's fingers. This process was laborious, and apparently Hinchliffe improved upon it in order to increase production. Hinchliffe lived in Cheney Square (now the site of Sheffield Town Hall ), and set up a sign identifying himself as a "fine scissor manufacturer". He achieved strong sales in London and elsewhere. During

9604-544: Was unusual in that she hit with two hands on both sides and, at the same time, always kept her (dominant) left hand at the base of her racket. This meant that she hit her forehand cross-handed. Maria Sharapova is also known to be ambidextrous. Cheong-eui Kim is a truly ambidextrous player with no backhand, and can serve left-handed as well as right-handed. Some table tennis players have used their ability to hit with their non-dominant hand to return balls out of reach of their dominant hand's backhand, most notably Timo Boll ,

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