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Deformed fingers from video games/computer use

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Some are saying kids' fingers can become deformed from playing video games/using the computer/other activities(listed on website) at an early age. What does everyone think of this? All I know is my fingers resemble some of the pictures they have up, though that doesn't mean anything if those fingers are, in fact, normal.
Here are some links.
main page
http://www.miketomich.com/
computer
http://www.miketomich.com/Alyssa-marked.html
video games
http://www.miketomich.com/Whitney_marked.html


where I heard of this
http://kotaku.com/5191232/some-guy-games-will-deform-your-childrens- fingers


I'm guessing very many people have some type of finger deformation if this is true. I'd say the years of gaming outweigh the finger deformations.


Here's a news segment on it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKLiThENVRU
 

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Bunch of nonsense, that's all.

Also, it's not a "study", it's random pieces of "evidence" that some madman has collected.
 

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this is the biggest lie some parent came up with to scare their child.

for one. that pinky thing, where it it is slightly crooked, is genetic.

this kinda pisses me off. idiots.
 

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I stopped reading when I saw they didn't take the time to proofread. Needs moar possessive apostrophe.

I'm fairly sure this is a load of nonsense. And yet another "strike" against video games which morons will believe.
 

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I think a reputable source would have noticed by now if there actually was a correlation between deformed hands and videogames.

We wouldn't be reading it from a nutty website.
 

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About the pinky shape...

I learned that type of stuff is genetic. Shapes and angles of fingers are all determined in the womb and in early, early age.
 

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It's sad too. That girl in the news clip quit video games because she thinks they messed up her fingers. It's not like her fingers would become straight from not playing anymore anyways.
 

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Its not like you quit smoking or something like that. Your hands prolly won't go back to the way they were, may even get worst from the sudden change of environment lol.
 

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Not only will someone's fingers rarely be straight, but also it could have been from something else that the kids did, and then it was blamed on video games because the parents didn't like video games.

Sad sad parents, and it's usually american parents:(
 

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Not only will someone's fingers rarely be straight, but also it could have been from something else that the kids did, and then it was blamed on video games because the parents didn't like video games.

Sad sad parents, and it's usually american parents:(
Don't forget, the site also mentions coloring and I think something else as a cause. I wouldn't go saying it's just trying to attack video games, although it could be and perhaps is throwing that in there as a sort of cover up, but who knows.
 

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Don't forget, the site also mentions coloring and I think something else as a cause. I wouldn't go saying it's just trying to attack video games, although it could be and perhaps is throwing that in there as a sort of cover up, but who knows.
I think the parents are trying to get their child away from video games, but at the same time trying to convince people that they're not trying to stop their child from playing them by saying that coloring and other activities that require your hands also affect The angle your fingers are.

...^That was one long run-on sentence.
 

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This site is just another crazy conspiracy site. This one happens to promotes fear of computers, art, and (apparently) Japanese vehicles. Nonsense like this should either be ignored or ridiculed to no end. Seriously, coloring is a health hazard? That might well end up being the most WTF moment of the year.
 

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I hate people who blame video games for their kids f**k ups.

THEIR FINGERS ARE F****D UP BECAUSE YOUR GENES ARE F****D UP!
 

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AAAAAAAAAH SCREW VIDEO GAMES! MY FINGERS ARE NOW BENT AND TOOK ME 30 MINUTES TO TYPE THIS! BEWARE ANYONE PLAYING VIDEOGAMES, PRO COD GAMERS WEAR PROTECTION! WEAR YOUR PROTECTION!
 
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