stackyFACTSSmashing your thumb on the edge of the longest key requires a hidden structural cheat.
Smashing your thumb on the edge of the longest key requires a hidden structural cheat. Because the spacebar is incredibly wide but only relies on a single central switch, pressing one side would normally cause the opposite end to pop violently upward. To stop this see-saw effect, manufacturers hide a rigid stabilizer bar underneath that violently forces both sides to travel downwards simultaneously, no matter how terribly you type.
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