Am I the only one that does this?

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In summary, the conversation discusses scrolling on a smartphone and the preference for diagonal motion due to the vertical component of the finger scrolling vector. The speaker also mentions teaching vectors to a new class and the use of this visual tool. They also discuss how this diagonal scrolling motion was previously a compulsion and how it feels more natural due to the rotation of the thumb around an axis.
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On my smartphone, I scroll through the screen with a diagonal motion because I like to see the screen move according to the vertical component of my finger scrolling vector.
 
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I'm going to be teaching vectors to a new class of honors students next week.Thank you!
 
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Hah! A great visual tool indeed. Let me know how that goes. :)
 
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I do this too for the exact same reason, but it was always more like a compulsion before. You've just made me consciously aware of it.
 
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I do it, but I think it's more because my thumb rotates around an axis, which causes the most natural movement to be to go from the top right corner to the bottom left. To me, it feels awkward to use the middle joint in my thumb to scroll using a vertical motion, mainly because the motion is much shorter than the radial motion of the joint at the base of my thumb.
 

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