Posted by
ryuzaki0
on from the to-much-spare-time dept.
linugen writes "How do you avoid those sweaty mouse hands after playing a game of Quake for a couple of hours? Sure, you could use the keyboard, but this site has a 'cool' alternative. It's in Finnish (I think), so the fish won't be able to help you. The pictures speak for themselves."
When Cooling goes too far...
by
Bonker
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· Score: 2, Interesting
If I play Multiplayer-anything for more than just a few minutes, I plan ahead and pull out my trusty Logitech Trackman Marble FX Optical.
While sucky for art, Trackballs are the bomb for quick precision rail-gun targeting in FPS'ers, group selection in RTS'ers, and action selection in MMORPG's. Using a combination of trackball and keyboard chording, my mild case of RSI has all but dissapeared.
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Just from the pictures, I'm thinking a lot of crap could fall in those holes. Just the buildup of hair and potato chips could be enough to make cleaning it a daily chore. Oh, and I don't want my mouse vibrating and making noise like I'm sure that one does. I think a lower-tech solution is to remove your hand from the mouse once in a while, maybe wipe in on a t-shirt, or something.. jees...
JC
Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
Ok... Ok... Hold on...
by
Peridriga
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· Score: 4, Interesting
This is getting really crazy..
When I actually need personal cooling devices b/c I am concentrating so hard on a video game... That is when I stand up and go walk outside... I mean comon.. Are the people using these also strapping Gatorade bottles to their heads and urine bags to their waists so they can remain hydrated and excrete waste with out getting up as well....
Comon... nice hack, but, get up and walk outside for a while.:-)... Thats all...
I read in a Popular Science magizine a long time ago, that someone was theorizing that our feet and palms would sweat when we got nervose to improve our traction if we had to take flight.
Maybe this responce was better suited to natural services like dirt, leaves, and grass, than todays PVCs.
So maybe mouse makers could come up with some other materials that work hand in hand with our flight responce and stick better when wet.
Not sweaty
by
Dyolf+Knip
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· Score: 3, Interesting
Now my problem was never sweaty hands but cold ones. I spend a few hours on a computer and my hands get so cold I'd swear they were blocks of ice.
Are there any electric hand warmers out there or should I go build my own?
-- Dyolf Knip
Fish? We don' need no stinkin' fish...
by
talks_to_birds
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· Score: 4, Interesting
Also take a step back up to root at hw.metku.net/ and look at the other cool stuff they've been doing...
t_t_b
-- I'm on PJ's "enemies" list! Are you?
Hygenic Solution
by
spector30
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· Score: 5, Interesting
Use a feminine napkin. Get the thinnest one you can find. Be sure to get the kind that DOES NOT have gel inside it. Slice it into 3 or 4 strips depending on how long it is. Peel the strip to expose the adhesive. Stick it on the mouse right under your palm. This should absorb any moisture from your sweaty game hand. This will also work on the wrist wrest for your keyboard.
I got this idea from watching my buddy's father gardening while I was in High School. He used to use them for knee pads. What a sight he was, but his knees never ached.
-- If Darwin was right, you'd be dead by now.
Fans, Pads, and Sponges. Why not use common sense
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Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Interesting
If i understand it right isnt this a problem with many sports? I mean, dont race drivers, baseball and football players, golfers etc. use an object that conforms to the hand and provides a barrier to moisture. I think they are called gloves. I have been procrastinating about getting a golf/driving glove to use. I guess now I'll have to get one just to provide proof of concept. I bet the guy who did this is a bowler.
Slashdot Mirror
Can I get a quieter hydrolic version?
If I play Multiplayer-anything for more than just a few minutes, I plan ahead and pull out my trusty Logitech Trackman Marble FX Optical.
While sucky for art, Trackballs are the bomb for quick precision rail-gun targeting in FPS'ers, group selection in RTS'ers, and action selection in MMORPG's. Using a combination of trackball and keyboard chording, my mild case of RSI has all but dissapeared.
The next Slashdot story will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and slashdot the links early!
Just from the pictures, I'm thinking a lot of crap could fall in those holes. Just the buildup of hair and potato chips could be enough to make cleaning it a daily chore. Oh, and I don't want my mouse vibrating and making noise like I'm sure that one does. I think a lower-tech solution is to remove your hand from the mouse once in a while, maybe wipe in on a t-shirt, or something.. jees...
JC
Just because you CAN, doesn't mean you SHOULD.
This is getting really crazy..
:-)... Thats all...
When I actually need personal cooling devices b/c I am concentrating so hard on a video game... That is when I stand up and go walk outside... I mean comon.. Are the people using these also strapping Gatorade bottles to their heads and urine bags to their waists so they can remain hydrated and excrete waste with out getting up as well....
Comon... nice hack, but, get up and walk outside for a while.
I read in a Popular Science magizine a long time ago, that someone was theorizing that our feet and palms would sweat when we got nervose to improve our traction if we had to take flight.
Maybe this responce was better suited to natural services like dirt, leaves, and grass, than todays PVCs.
So maybe mouse makers could come up with some other materials that work hand in hand with our flight responce and stick better when wet.
Are there any electric hand warmers out there or should I go build my own?
Dyolf Knip
hw.metku.net/rottaflekti/index_eng.html
Also take a step back up to root at hw.metku.net/ and look at the other cool stuff they've been doing...
t_t_b
I'm on PJ's "enemies" list! Are you?
Use a feminine napkin. Get the thinnest one you can find. Be sure to get the kind that DOES NOT have gel inside it. Slice it into 3 or 4 strips depending on how long it is. Peel the strip to expose the adhesive. Stick it on the mouse right under your palm. This should absorb any moisture from your sweaty game hand. This will also work on the wrist wrest for your keyboard.
I got this idea from watching my buddy's father gardening while I was in High School. He used to use them for knee pads. What a sight he was, but his knees never ached.
If Darwin was right, you'd be dead by now.
If i understand it right isnt this a problem with many sports? I mean, dont race drivers, baseball and football players, golfers etc. use an object that conforms to the hand and provides a barrier to moisture. I think they are called gloves. I have been procrastinating about getting a golf/driving glove to use. I guess now I'll have to get one just to provide proof of concept. I bet the guy who did this is a bowler.