# Are you dominant on one side of the body across the board?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 25, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969 "2008-01-25T16:20:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/21 "2008-01-26T00:41:42Z")

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I’m right handed, right-footed(for what good it does me), but I’m fairly sure I’m left-eye dominant. I can close my right eye independently, but not my left. My right eye closes along with the left.

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**Author:** ![PastAllReason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f07891/32.png) [@PastAllReason](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastAllReason)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/22 "2008-01-26T01:37:54Z")

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My right eye is definitely dominant, no doubt about that.

When it comes to writing, I am left-handed, though, if required, I can manage with my right hand, but it is more of a struggle. I naturally hold my fork in my left hand when eating, but I could certainly do so with my right. For other types of activities, it is activity-dependent. Some things I do right-handed; others left.

When it comes to “footedness”, it’s also a bit of a mixed bag.

In summary response to the OP, nope definitely not dominant on one side across the board.

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**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/23 "2008-01-26T01:44:01Z")

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I’m right-handed and right-footed(I can’t kick a soccer ball worth a damn with my left foot), but I’m left-eye dominant. Interesting.

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/24 "2008-01-26T01:48:02Z")

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Left everything, except for the mouse. When using a mouse I can be ambidextrous.

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**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2008, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-dominant-on-one-side-of-the-body-across-the-board/434969/25 "2008-01-26T09:57:18Z")

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[QUOTE=Dunawake]  
I’m left side dominant in everything, but I do use a mouse with my right hand.  
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Me too, but I wasn’t allowed to move the mouse over to the left side while learning how to use one in school, so I had no choice but figure it out. Now it’s just habit. Something like 40% of lefties use the mouse with their right hand so I’d be surprised if I’m alone in this reason for doing so.

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