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This study has been covered in HN before.

Is it really "typing" if you are only allowed to use your index finger?

I find it interesting that typing "requires" both hands to press keys while handwriting "requires" only a single hand to write (and the other hand typically just holds the paper steady).

I think it would be interesting to compare hand dominance in writing vs typing then.

Qwerty has a strong left-hand bias even if you're right-handed.

FWIW people using their phone as their main computer tend to type crazy fast even with one hand.

I always wondered if they'd benefit from a bridge app that would feed the phone's input into to their desktop/laptop, like a networked keyboard

it seems like these experiments are designed to generate a strong statistical effect? "data confirms old people forced to carry a 120lb weight run slower than unencumbered college track athletes!"

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