Get A Grip

Task 1 (List the different ways of holding different objects with one hand)

- All the five digits can wrap around the object, gripping it tightly or loosely. 
- The fingertips of four digits (excluding the thumb) can be behing the object, while the fingertip of the thumb is at the front of an abject, pressing against the object tightly.
- The fingertip of one of the digits (be it the forefinger, the middle finger or the ring finger) presses against one side of the object while the fingertip of the thumb presses around the other, making both fingertips opposite each other. (the digits can be mixed around)

Task 2 (observe and draw how i hold my water bottle) 

The five digits wrap around the water bottle, gripping it tightly .

The fingertips of the five digits grip around the cover .

Research:

The crush grip is what is most commonly thought of as "grip". It involves a handshake-type grip, where the object being gripped rests firmly against the palm and all fingers. A strong crush grip is useful in bone-crushing handshakes or for breaking objects with pressure.

In a pinch grip, the fingers are on one side of an object, and the thumb is on the other. Typically, an object lifted in a pinch grip does not touch the palm. This is generally considered a weaker grip position. The pinch grip is used when grabbing something like a weight plate or lifting a sheet of plywood by the top edge.

A support grip typically involves holding something, such as the handle of a bucket, for a long time. This type of strength is epitomized by the "Farmer's walk", where the bucket is filled with sand or water, and carried over a long distance. A great deal of muscular endurance is necessary to have a good carrying grip.

Adapted from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grip_strength#Types_of_grip 

Task 3 and 4 
(no recordings) 

Task 5 (Discussion questions) 

Question a: What is the importance of an opposable thumb for the way in which humans use their hands? 
- Humans use their opposable thumbs to manipulate tools. Without an opposable thumb,  early accomplishments of human civilization would not have been achievable.

Question b: Without using your thumbs, can you unpin your name tag from your uniform? 
- Yes, it is possible to unpin your name tag from your uniform without using your thumbs. This is because, the unpinning of the name tag, only requires two forms of contact with the name tag. Thus, it can ba carried out even without the usage fo your thumb, as another finger would be used as a substitute for the thumb.