+361 You've wondered at least once why the letters on a QWERTY keyboard are arranged that way, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The man who invented the keyboard was named Qwert Yuiop

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That's a lie. It was created by Christopher Latham Sholes. smd.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because back in the day when people used type writers, the writers always typed too fast and the keys would stick. So they started coming with keyboards that weren't in alphabetical order so people would type slower. Makes no sense imo though, writers would get used to where the keys are eventually... but apparently it stuck.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

No, that's a rumor. http://home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/whyqwert.html

by Anonymous 13 years ago

because Q W E R T Y on the keyboard are all next to each other?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The more common the letter, the easier it is to hit. Ever wonder why Q,Z, and X are in the most awkward corners?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I was just going to say that. The most used keys are in the places your fingers can reach easiest for quick access. It's hard to stretch your pinky to hit the Q, Z, and X keys and they are the least used.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Whzre txe fqck aze xou geQQing thzt frqm?! Zhis is hox I tzpe!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well then that sucks for you. Fortunately the human brain only reads the first and last letters of a word so I can read what you wrote XD

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The most common letters are a little spaced apart because when people typed them the letters would jam together

by Anonymous 13 years ago

it blows my mind that people actually dont know the reasoning behind that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago