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Turning the pages of a book, opening a car door,
washing one's hands... These are merely a few of the
things that we frequently do using our hands, without
experiencing any difficulty. We use our hands in perform-
ing hundreds of other acts as well.
A human hand is so strong that it can exert a pres-
sure of as much as 45 kg (100 pounds) on an object with-
out even clenching the fist. Besides such strength, we can
also use our hands in very delicate and fine acts, such as
threading a needle, whenever we so wish. While one
group of actions requires a great deal of strength, the
other requires strict accuracy. We, however, do not even
realise how remarkable are the achievements which our
hands bring about in reality. We never consciously decide

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