# The Nose Knows **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 27, 2023, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885 "2023-01-27T12:40:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/21 "2023-01-27T15:10:08Z")
I know you probably aren’t in the market for another pair of gloves, but if you google “touchscreen gloves” you’ll find some that could eliminate the need for your nasal improvisation. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/22 "2023-01-27T15:16:20Z")
You’re right. I truly adore my gorgeously sumptuous calf skin gloves, but they aren’t gloves I have to wear to work at 5:30 in the morning where the only person who sees them is the cashier at Dunkin’ Donuts. Something more utilitarian would definitely make more sense. Still … LOL ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/23 "2023-01-27T15:23:09Z")
You can always convert them with some conductive thread :- [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YmusNdJSZBE/maxresdefault.jpg "How To Turn Any Gloves Into Touchscreen Gloves") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmusNdJSZBE) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/24 "2023-01-27T15:43:19Z")
Interesting, but I could never mar my calf skin gloves doing that. Buying separate gloves is probably better for me. Thanks for the info, though. It taught me something! ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/25 "2023-01-27T16:09:20Z")
I think that using your tongue to type would be easier than your nose. And you just might meet new friends as a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/26 "2023-01-27T16:09:55Z")
Apparently ‘nose typing’ is a thing, albeit with a mechanical keyboard. Perhaps the OP may one day rise to this level of greatness… > **[Nose typing world record conk-ered as man punches out 103 words in 47 seconds](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/nose-typing-world-record-conk-ered-4887586)** > > Mohammed Khursheed Hussain trained for six hours a day for three years to set the keyboard-bashing best ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/27 "2023-01-27T16:10:04Z")
Yuck! 🤢 ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/28 "2023-01-27T16:14:48Z")
Are you kidding me?! LOL At first I thought that maybe he doesn’t have any arms, which would be a good reason to develop an alternative manual method, but I see he’s just doing it for chuckles! No, thanks, I concede. I’ll buy the gloves instead. ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/29 "2023-01-27T16:54:38Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > I suppose one solution for the OP is to use a pair of scissors to cut the tips off the gloves, for the fingers they’re using for the phone. Better to cut off the index tip of an XXL-sized rubber glove (for dishwashing). Leave it in the car, put it on (over your new gloves) before driving and remove it when you get to your destination. Don’t know if it’ll actually work, though. There’s also something like a rubber thimble that I’ve seen used by people who have to work with paper documents. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/30 "2023-01-27T17:26:40Z")
This wouldn’t work for me. My dad stole my nose when I was 2 years old and he never gave it back. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/31 "2023-01-27T18:31:23Z")
As for answering the phone you should be able to select the “Up Volume” button to do it. Sooo much easier then requiring two hands for a swipe. Just squeeze the button as you pick up the phone. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/32 "2023-01-27T18:37:28Z")
I have been doing this for ages with my Apple Watch. It helps with things like timers and alarms going off when my hands are otherwise occupied. Never thought about the glove issue, but it definitely makes sense and the nose will do the trick. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/33 "2023-01-28T12:45:38Z")
What about voice commands? How old is your car? Does your phone not pair up with your car? Or just voice commands directly to your phone. ---
**Author:** ![Feurmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/779978/32.png) [@Feurmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feurmann)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/34 "2023-01-29T06:13:34Z")
For operating the touch screen on the phone, you might try a Tool Pen, which comes with a stylus on the top. Looks like a good selection [here](https://www.cultpens.com/c/q/explore/product-type/pens/tool-pens) . I got mine at a paper shop – one of those places that has cards, wrapping paper, stationery and so on. Maybe keep it in the cup holder or wherever you park your gloves. I second the poster who suggested hooking the phone up to your car entertainment system via Bluetooth. My 2022 RAV4’s touch screen works when I am wearing driving gloves when changing radio stations, answering the phone, etc. BTW I wear these just about all the time in Melbourne. Otherwise the backs of your hands (the right in particular in my case) get a lot of sun exposure. Obviously the left hand will get the extra sun for those driving on the left hand side of the road. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2023, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885/35 "2023-01-29T06:20:08Z")
I’ve toyed with the idea of using double-stick tape to stick a small piece of foil to my glove’s fingertip. The only reason I haven’t is because my car has a remote starter to warm it up, and my commute is only 12 minutes. And it’s reasonable temperate here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nose-knows/978885.md?page=1)