What's the deal with the "Space Bar" key so wide?

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#1 Dogswithguns
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I mean, just look at it! It took five keys of that space!..... If they made it small a narmal sized like all other keys, they would add more keys on your keyboard, right?.... *sighs*:)

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#2 shaunk89
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It's so you can reach it from any position on the board when touch-typing.

That's it, that's the reason. End of thread.

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#3 spazzx625
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Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.
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#4 viva_hate
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Yeah but since you're hitting it after every word you type (well unless you're commenting on Youtube anyway), it would be annoying if it was smaller.

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#5 TheZ3nMan
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It's the space bar, not the space button.
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#6 mindstorm
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Actually,Iprefertonotuseitatall.Ifinditannoyingtohavetopressspaceaftereveryword. ....just typing that was annoying. o.0
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#7 Wilfred_Owen
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Its so when you get frustrated with questionable questions you can at least make a competent sounding statement after slamming your head on the keyboard repeatly.
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#8 super_mario_128
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How else could one key plot to take over the entire keyboard? Of course it needs to be large...
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#9 Teenaged
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So thats its easily accessible with the thumb when you are writing with the typing system.

The thumb is not a finger that can move around as easily as the rest.

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#10 DigitalExile
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I go to the space bar to get crunk and pick up alien chicks. Slimey tenticles ftw!

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#11 194197844077667059316682358889
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omgtehspacebarsux0rzlolurpwnednoob! Edit: BTW, TC, are you hoping for emoticon keys to be added or what?
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#12 GodofBigMacs
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Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.spazzx625
Really?Idojustfinewithoutit
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#13 Dogswithguns
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It's so you can reach it from any position on the board when touch-typing.

That's it, that's the reason. End of thread.

shaunk89

What do you mean, End of Thread?!... I need more answers to that!:D

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#14 avatar_genius
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so you can reach it

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#15 metroidfood
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Well, it is the 'space' bar.

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#16 double_decker
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Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.spazzx625
So it's a supply and demand type of thing huh? :P
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#17 XanderKage
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I like the space bar the way it is. It's like a metaphor... for something...

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[QUOTE="spazzx625"]Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.double_decker
So it's a supply and demand type of thing huh? :P

Yeah...That's why the right 'shift' key is bigger, too :P
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#19 Dogswithguns
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Well, it is the 'space' bar.

metroidfood

It takes toooooo much space! Shrink it!

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#20 markop2003
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So both your thumbs can touch it at the same time when touch typing.
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#21 XanderKage
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[QUOTE="double_decker"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.spazzx625
So it's a supply and demand type of thing huh? :P

Yeah...That's why the right 'shift' key is bigger, too :P

I never noticed that before... It is bigger.... Bigger then the left 'shift' key... But I never use the right 'shift'.... What kind of madness is that?!

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#22 Allicrombie
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There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

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#23 Dogswithguns
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So both your thumbs can touch it at the same time when touch typing.markop2003

Dude, I can tap all other keys just fine. and I did't even have to look!

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#24 double_decker
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Yeah...That's why the right 'shift' key is bigger, too :Pspazzx625
Wow, I never noticed that before, because it's slight but you're definitly right. :lol:
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#25 Teenaged
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There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

Allicrombie

Haha that was great!

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#26 hedden93
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wow a thread about how big the space bar is :roll:

you got to be kidding me

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#27 MarkyyR
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Just to make you mad...Thats all
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#28 Dogswithguns
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[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

Teenaged

Haha that was great!

Hah, WomeN.

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#29 Teenaged
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

Dogswithguns

Haha that was great!

Hah, WomeN.

What, sorry?

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#30 avatar_genius
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There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

Allicrombie

The space bar doesn't bind things together, it spaces them out.

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#31 Hungry_Jello
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The SPACE bar needs its SPACE.

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#32 deactivated-5b31d3729c1fa
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I mean, just look at it! It took five keys of that space!..... If they made it small a narmal sized like all other keys, they would add more keys on your keyboard, right?.... *sighs*:)

Dogswithguns

is this your stand up?

it sounds like...

what's the deal with airplane food?

or is that just me:|

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#33 avatar_genius
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wow a thread about how big the space bar is :roll:

you got to be kidding me

hedden93

i like it

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#34 Allicrombie
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[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

avatar_genius

The space bar doesn't bind things together, it spaces them out.

It binds words into sentences.

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#35 XanderKage
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

I mean, just look at it! It took five keys of that space!..... If they made it small a narmal sized like all other keys, they would add more keys on your keyboard, right?.... *sighs*:)

munchlax99

is this your stand up?

it sounds like...

what's the deal with airplane food?

or is that just me:|

No, it's not just you...

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#36 adv_tr00per
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[QUOTE="hedden93"]

wow a thread about how big the space bar is :roll:

you got to be kidding me

avatar_genius

i like it

its better than most topics around here WHAT??
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#37 Dogswithguns
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]Haha that was great!

Teenaged

Hah, WomeN.

What, sorry?

Sorry, I meant her. Allicrombie... :)

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#38 Teenaged
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Hah, WomeN.

Dogswithguns

What, sorry?

Sorry, I meant her. Allicrombie... :)

I know you meant her.

Anyway I got what you meant. You didnt like her improvisation I suppose....?

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#39 avatar_genius
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[QUOTE="avatar_genius"]

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

There's a perfectly logical reason as to why the space bar is longer. To quote Tolkien,

One key to rule them all

One key to find them

One key to bring them all together;

and in the darkness, bind them.

Allicrombie

The space bar doesn't bind things together, it spaces them out.

It binds words into sentences.

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#40 TheAbstrakt
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I go to the space bar to get crunk and pick up alien chicks. Slimey tenticles ftw!

DigitalExile
lol this.
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#41 Dogswithguns
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]What, sorry?

Teenaged

Sorry, I meant her. Allicrombie... :)

I know you meant her.

Anyway I got what you meant. You didnt like her improvisation I suppose....?

Ok, alright, let me reply to that. If the "SpaceBar" a sized of "ShiftBar", I dont think Im gonna miss tapping it. wont I?

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#42 XanderKage
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Sorry, I meant her. Allicrombie... :)

Dogswithguns

I know you meant her.

Anyway I got what you meant. You didnt like her improvisation I suppose....?

Ok, alright, let me reply to that. If the "SpaceBar" a sized of "ShiftBar", I dont think Im gonna miss tapping it. wont I?

You can try taking the shift key you don't use, and put in spacebar's place. See if you think that will work. Just try not to kill yourself pulling the keys out of the keyboard. It can be dangerous...

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#43 Dogswithguns
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[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

[QUOTE="Teenaged"]I know you meant her.

Anyway I got what you meant. You didnt like her improvisation I suppose....?

XanderKage

Ok, alright, let me reply to that. If the "SpaceBar" a sized of "ShiftBar", I dont think Im gonna miss tapping it. wont I?

You can try taking the shift key you don't use, and put in spacebar's place. See if you think that will work. Just try not to kill yourself pulling the keys out of the keyboard. It can be dangerous...

Hey now, Im not not gonna do that... in the future, the keyboard-layout will change. I believe. and I have seen a new Apple laptop without a keyboard. it's true.

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#44 XanderKage
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[QUOTE="XanderKage"]

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Ok, alright, let me reply to that. If the "SpaceBar" a sized of "ShiftBar", I dont think Im gonna miss tapping it. wont I?

Dogswithguns

You can try taking the shift key you don't use, and put in spacebar's place. See if you think that will work. Just try not to kill yourself pulling the keys out of the keyboard. It can be dangerous...

Hey now, Im not not gonna do that... in the future, the keyboard-layout will change. I believe. and I have seen a new Apple laptop without a keyboard. it's true.

If the layout will chage, can the 'M' and the 'N' key switch places? I always found it annoying.

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#45 RazerBlade13
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I can barely hit the space bar now. I think they need to make it bigger.

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#46 UnamedThing
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[QUOTE="double_decker"][QUOTE="spazzx625"]Look at how many times you used it just to type that one statement, though.spazzx625
So it's a supply and demand type of thing huh? :P

Yeah...That's why the right 'shift' key is bigger, too :P

I can't believe that I never noticed that. Weird. I like the left shift key, he's my friend. We have conversations all the time.
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#47 Teenaged
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[QUOTE="Teenaged"]

[QUOTE="Dogswithguns"]

Sorry, I meant her. Allicrombie... :)

Dogswithguns

I know you meant her.

Anyway I got what you meant. You didnt like her improvisation I suppose....?

Ok, alright, let me reply to that. If the "SpaceBar" a sized of "ShiftBar", I dont think Im gonna miss tapping it. wont I?

I am not following...

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#48 jasperrussell
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when typing, your two thumbs naturally sit close to the bottom middle of keyboasrd so they could easily make it smaller.

The "windows" key was a useless idea.

The tilda key is pretty useless too.

The Apple wireless keyboard has a fairly short space bar. But they over did the economising when they got rid of backspace (it's function delete)

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#49 manhunter92
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It's so you can reach it from any position on the board when touch-typing.

That's it, that's the reason. End of thread.

shaunk89

Smartass... >.>

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#50 Brainkiller05
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Just feels natural, though I guess it could be 50% shorter, each time I press it I'm pressing around the middle of the key.