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Why are the numbers on a calculator and a phone reversed ?
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posted by Rajesh Lal at
12:15 PM
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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7 Comments:
They are? :O
It was designed to mimic the rotary dial. 1 came first on those so they used that.
also, the numbers on an ATM is the same as on a phone.
my phone goes from "right to left" and "top to bottom" ... what is backwards about that?
what is backwards about that?
now have a look on your keyboard, it goes right to left bottom to top. thats whats backwards about it.
dont know about you guys but my ph one starts at the top and goes down but moves from LEFT TO RIGHT.
my keyboard goes bottom to top and goes LEFT TO RIGHT.
its not so much backwards as it is upside down. as to why, who knows. why does a keyboard make any sense? the letters are just all strewn about and in no order at all.
I wouldn't say "no order at all," my friend. I would guess that a standard qwerty keyboard is layed out specifically based on the ease of access you get when typing in english. It's the "Q" that hides in the corner, just far enough from ringside to make your hand leave it's happy place in the middle, surrounded by all of those constenants we use so much, just to punch the damn thing once, maybe twice a month?! QWYUPMBVCXZ.....All worth a grip in scrabble. ASDERFTGHKIOLMN, all word length builders, worth nada.
I know things will be okay in the long run, because we live in a world where I can realistically compare any given situation to either scrabble, or "TOOL" lyrics.
Anyway, maybe the numbers configure in a different, but similar fashion.
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