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I remember more than one argument with a friend over which way LEGO minifigures' hands should be oriented to be correct (with the thumb pointed upward/inward, like a human hand's neutral position).

Minifigure with left hand rounded-side down, and right hand rounded-side up

This gentleman is holding his left hand so the rounded side faces down, and his right hand so the rounded side faces up. Is there an officially correct orientation? The peg connecting the hand angles slightly, so I've used both orientations in different situations to keep hands on steering wheels and control panels. Did I risk aggravating any minifigure's carpal tunnel syndrome in doing so?

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That's the kind of question I would expect from FreeLUG members when they're bored during an event. – Joubarc♦ Oct 26 '11 at 13:32

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I personally consider the left one as up-right ever since I was a kid and that's how Lego place all their hands in their promotional pictures:

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I've become more pragmatic as I've grown up: as a kid, there was a definite "right way up", but as a grown up I've come to realise that some poses are only possible if you turn a hand upside down (for example, getting the binoculars to a Mini Figures face correctly). – Zhaph - Ben Duguid♦ Oct 26 '11 at 15:00
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There's also a special position in which you can align both hands to grip the same utensil which requires the lower hand to be "upside-down". – Joubarc♦ Oct 27 '11 at 7:38
@Zhaph, Joubarc: Yep, those poses are the reason I've never been 100% sure. – Joe Wreschnig Oct 27 '11 at 9:05
I have always done it the left-hand way except for those few exceptions. – J. Walker Jan 26 at 19:11
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The left one is more natural, because the shortest fingers are on the down side.

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