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Monday, May 02, 2005

Answers to Recent Science Question - Chopstick Arthritis

The Question: What is 'chopsticks' arthritis?


Possible Answers:
1) A very strong Asian cocktail causing severe pain in body joints the next day 30% 3
2) A form of arthritis caused by repetitive motion required to eat with chopsticks daily 30% 3
3) An insulting way to talk about old Chinese ways of thinking 20% 2
4) A kind of arthritis of the hands thats can be cured by using chopsticks each day 20% 2
10 votes total

Correct Answer:
A form of arthritis caused by repetitive motion required to eat with chopsticks daily

"A study of more than 2,500 residents of Beijing found that osteoarthritis was more common in the hands used to operate chopsticks -- and in the fingers specifically stressed by chopstick use."

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