Submitted 1 year ago by Eavolution@kbin.social to [deleted]
https://kbin.social/m/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world/t/314446
Is the front of a computer mouse the arse of it due to the cable "tail" coming out of it, or is the front of a computer mouse the head of the mouse, as it is more of a correct shape?
Uh, I think you’re kinda taking the name a bit too literally. Computer mice are just a tool used for controlling a computer.
I absolutely am, but they must have been named after regular mice, so idk what way it was originally envisaged.
Could be both, to be honest. I’ve seen old mouses where the ears were on the buttons, and others where the tail is the cable
Congrats you just discovered why prescriptive language isn’t great to describe real-world stuff.
You put your palm on its face and finger its arse.
That was my risky click of the day
Whichever way allows your fingers to rest on the buttons. Unless it's a weird buttonless Apple mouse, then you're just SOL.
Neither, and both.
Many objects just don’t have a front and a back, other than front being the side closer to you.
Just like you can sit behind and in front of the computer.
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someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
Simple the cable is not a tail.