A human marvel that's hard to replicate |
I’m a tool guy. I love tools, not for their own sake but for the way they make jobs easier. The right tool for the right job, as many a grandfather has counseled.
In my garage, I have tools I inherited from my father-in-law, some from my father (which likely means from my grandfather), a mini-pitchfork from my aunt that I use in gardening, and some power tools that were gifts from a daughter who understood well the right-tool adage. All have helped hugely over the years.
But through all the jobs I’ve completed with all the tools I’ve used, I’ve often remarked to myself that there is no tool quite like the human hand. It’s an absolute marvel.
For versatility and effectiveness, it has no equal. It is capable of an astonishing variety of tasks — lifting heavy objects, applying torque, threading filament through the eye of a needle, writing, playing piano, opening a jar, pushing a broom, painting, folding clothes, flipping a pancake, scratching an itch. The list is endless.........