Here's one that has me scratching my head: Why doesn't the keypad on a phone and the 10-key pad on a standard computer keyboard match? One starts with a 1 on the top, the other, with a 7 in the first position.
Seems to me one of the two people involved in the design of these two creature comforts may have been dyslexic. How else do you explain this oddity? I'm thinking the 10-key is the odd man out. I don't know about you, but, most people I know count 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. I don't know anyone who goes 7, 8, 9, 4, etc.
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I know why that is....
When telephones first came out with a keypad, operators (many of whom were secretaries who used adding machines) pushed the keys so fast the lines didn't have time to register the numbers so they reversed the keypad to force people to slow down. I don't believe that is an issue anymore but I agree it is annoying!
People need to slow down and enjoy life with a good tootsie pop now and then anyway....
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