Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES β†’ SHAME

Todays pickGreat Lakes: HOMES β†’ SHAME

Mnemonic device

Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle

  • Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle
  • Sometimes Luna takes pains to treat creatures honorably

Explanation

This is a mnemonic to help you remember the eight carpal bones. Take the first letter of each word: Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle β†’ S-L-T-P-T-T-C-H, standing for Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetral, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate.

Anatomical diagram of the hand and wrist showing the 8 carpal bones
Diagram: Arcadian, Mintz l & Was a bee, Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

"Sometimes Luna takes pains to treat creatures honorably" is a Harry Potter-themed variant spelling out the exact same eight letters, in the same order.

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