Thursday, May 2, 2019
Man from the south
Like the soldier in the story and many others think, the pinky finger does not play a crucial role in ever day activities, but this is incorrect. If the soldier would have lost the bet and had his pinky finger cut off, he would have lost a lot of his grip strength. The pinky finger is a huge contributor to the power grip and his ability to open a door with a flat handle would be greatly affected. Many military doors have this style of handle, so it would be important for him to be able to perform this activity. One strategy that would be beneficial in the soldier regaining the ability to do this would be simply teaching him to grab the door handle towards the end, where not as much pressure needs to be applied in order to open it. If he grabs the handle closer to the point where it rotates, more force will need to be applied as well as more grip strength will be needed. This simple modification could get him back to being able to perform this activity.
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You clearly did some research or have some prior knowledge about the equipment they have on naval ships because I had no idea the door handles looked like this. It would be difficult for him to operate this type of door handle with the loss of his little finger. I think that him learning strategies to effectively operate these doors to compensate for the loss of his little finger is a simple and inexpensive solution to his problem. After all he has to be able to repeatedly go in and out of these doors.
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ReplyDeleteLogan, great job with the modification for the soldier grasping a flat handle. I think your background may have helped you know what would work best for him. You had great insight into grasping the flat handle a certain way to ensure he would not have to apply much pressure. Great job with your response to the modification!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Who knew that ships had doors with flat handles?! Also great understanding of levers :)
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