Is tenting your keyboard really THAT important?

Dygma Raise Tenting Waiting List: https://airtable.com/shrbDdhxuYZHmxxU6
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00:00 Intro
00:25 What is hand pronation? What is tenting?
01:02 1926-1977 History of Tenting Keyboards
01:52 Companies and keyboard enthusiasts inspired by Maltron
02:05 Asia's first ergonomic keyboard
02:14 Popularization of keyboards and ergonomics in the 80's & 90's
02:29 Study that keyboard design should accommodate forearm pronation of 60º-70º
(CORRECTION: Hand angle mistake 😅 Please see this graph https://www.anatomyexhibits.com/website/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/11112_07C.jpg for the correct 60º-70º hand pronation position)
03:22 The Gist
03:35 Microsoft, Apple, and Cherry Ergonomic keyboards and further trends
04:22 Does that mean you have to get a tented split keyboard?
05:01 When does tenting work best?
05:38 This is how your ergonomic setup should be
05:56 Dygma Raise Tenting Kit
07:02 The many ways to pitch your keyboard's tent ;)
07:28 When all your dreams and wishes come true

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Watch our other videos:
500 Dygma Raise keyboards have arrived at our warehouse
https://youtu.be/q9YLu_0sRXA
Dygma News Ep 2: Important Shipping Update!
https://youtu.be/zaaHYXN3DPs
From Laptop Keyboard To Ergonomic Split Mechanical Keyboard
https://youtu.be/rinToTt5Y-w
Improving Productivity with the Dygma Raise
https://youtu.be/_uLpbjsuxR4
The Assembly Process of the Dygma Raise keyboards
https://youtu.be/MH-thXPfw8s
Splitting and attaching your Dygma Raise keyboard
https://youtu.be/OOTxY6bO-Ug

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Sources:
The Split Keyboard: An Ergonomics Success Story: http://xahlee.info/kbd/i2/split_keyboard__david_Rempel_2008_HF.pdf
Keyboard operating posture and actuation force: Implications for muscle over-use: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/000368709190160J
Healthcare: Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery: https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/specialties/aesthetics/hand-surgery
Human Engineering the Keyboard: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Human-Engineering-the-Keyboard-Kroemer/ac3b26d33e19f0978996b13285a7ba762d82b89b
Motionbox Animation Studios: https://youtu.be/lH3HcGLgF9M
Chyrosran22: https://youtu.be/RkJRiKRhag8
Rationalisierung der Schreibmaschine und Ihrer Bedienung : Psychotechnische Arbeitsstudien [German]: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/rationalisierung-der-schreibmaschine-und-ihrer-bedienung-psychotechnische-arbeitsstudien_ea-klockenberg/17850976/#edition=18793325&idiq=22318873
Karl H.E. Kroemer: https://www.ise.vt.edu/people/emeritus-faculty/emeritus/kroemer.htmlEffects of forearm pronation/supination on carpal tunnel pressure: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/222957620_Effects_of_forearm_pronationsupination_on_carpal_tunnel_pressure
The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/sports/tennis/tennis-union-men-djokovic.html
Who killed the M15? https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=12625.0
Microsoft 3RA-00022 Surface Ergonomic Keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-3RA-00022-Surface-Ergonomic-Keyboard/dp/B01MFCTRZM
Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Ergonomic-Keyboard-Business-5KV-00004/dp/B00EY8PXZG
Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard for Business: https://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-LXM-00001-Ergonomic-Keyboard/dp/B07Y414QXJ
Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro, circa Q4 1999: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_ergonomic_keyboards#/media/File:MS_Natural_Keyboard_Pro.JPG
Apple adjustable keyboard: https://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Apple_Adjustable_front.JPG
Maltron: https://www.maltron.com/

Custom ergo keyboards:
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/ak8d0m/dactyl_manuform_5x7/
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46015.0;all
https://www.allthingsergo.com/dyi-ergonomic-keyboard/
https://yournewkeyboard.tumblr.com/post/185794067226/the-dmote-or-dactyl-manuform-opposable-thumb

Tenting solutions:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/jhc1l5/my_diy_tenting_solution/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/jq5hsj/tenting_with_a_textbook/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/gm5dzi/my_final_form_revealed/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/jlik5p/my_diy_tenting_with_metal_bookends_and_magnets/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/io339e/had_a_shower_thought_today_re_tentingtried_it_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/DygmaLab/comments/fqmy71/tenting_done_cheap/

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