{"id":4081,"date":"2013-07-03T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T14:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=4081"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:55:14","slug":"alien-hand-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=4081","title":{"rendered":"Alien Hand Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well it’s “hump day” and my lunch for today has been cancelled so I am a
\nlittle disorganized having to re-group. As a result, this is a short post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Phantom cheque<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nI am always fascinated by “alien body parts,” mainly hands and feet. I
\nwrote the other day of being drawn to a post about mannequin feet and I
\nam always intrigued by those odd hands or feet or noses etc. that get into photographs. In fact, the other day, I was idly pushing the “amazing fact generator<\/a>” on the Mental Floss
\nwebsite, when I came across a condition that may effect my camera, or
\npicture taking capabilities anyway. It’s called Alien Hand Syndrome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Aliens hands in Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nAlien Hand Syndrome is a condition that defines itself: AHS sufferers
\nbelieve that one of their hands acts completely on its own. A 1990 medical
\njournal tells the story of one longtime smoker who repeatedly put a
\ncigarette into her mouth with her good hand, whereupon her alien hand
\nwould remove the cigarette before it could be lit. The disorder is
\ngenerally caused by brain damage resulting from strokes or physical
\ntrauma.<\/p>\n

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The last picture has captured several alien hands, an alien smile with nose attached and an alien earlobe with ring attached. Quite a haul that evening. Never under-estimate your worst picture. Other worlds may be speaking to you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

 Have a great day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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