Writing turning a doorknob

[Adam Frost]

Cherie,

I just tried something to combine both the idea of turning a doorknob and
WOW. Go to a doorknob and try to turn it. Notice that your arm rotates as if
it is on a Rotisserie Rod. Now try to turn the doorknob from the other side
of the of the door with your wrist bent at a 90 degree angle. Hard isn't it?
In fact, I found it impossible to succeed. The only way that I could do it
was by having my elbow fly all over the place. Here is a video of what I
mean.

Adam

On 7/9/07, Adam Frost <adam at frostvillage.com> wrote:
>
> Here is a writing of the turning of a doorknob. I also did two videos. One
> from front view and the other from the side view. Notice that the hand is
> bend at the wrist at a 45 degree angle. This is why it still can use the
> rotation symbol. This is what Val was talking about.
>
> Adam
>
> On 7/9/07, Valerie Sutton <signwriting at mac.com> wrote:
> >
> > SignWriting List
> > July 9, 2007
> >
> > SignWriting List
> > July 9, 2007
> >
> > On Jul 9, 2007, at 5:18 AM, CWren at doe.k12.ga.us wrote:
> > > I'm trying to root around in my head to see if there is any sign
> > > that might be an 'exception' but right now, I can't think of one.
> > > Wait a minute... turning a doorknob--  how would you write that?
> >
> > Of course, people can turn doorknobs in different ways. So there may
> > be exceptions to this depending on one's anatomy...
> >
> > But I personally write turning a doorknob as a Rotisserie Movement,
> > because even though the wrist may be flexed because the hand is
> > holding the doorknob, the movement is not from the wrist joint (when
> > I do it anyway). The wrist joint when I do it, is locked in its
> > position, and the wrist joint itself remains solid, while the
> > Rotisserie Movement occurs...
> >
> > So if the Rotisserie pole is bent at the end, it is still a solid
> > pole, because the wrist is locked. The whole arm-wrist-hand as a
> > unit, rotates to turn the doorknob...
> >
> > Val ;-)
> >
>
>
>
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