Re: Typing in microgravity -- extra effort?

:: When astronauts type in orbit, does microgravity mean they have to do
:: extra work to return their fingers to the keys?  Or does gravity play
:: only a minor role in touch-typing? 

: Pretty trivial. 

I haven't typed in microgravity, but my experience in 1g seems to indicate
typing in 0g would be *easier*, because you wouldn't have to hold your
fingers up off the keyboard.  Would seem to be easier to maintain home
position.

Of course, I sometimes have a cat sitting on my forearms, or trying
rest a chin on the top of my mousing hand, so my experience may be
biased...


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