Gripping with radial palms
How would gripping of different objects, such as rocks and sticks, work for an organism that has radially symmetrical hands, resembling starfish in shape.
They have four to five digits, depending on which is the most convenient for gripping various different shapes, spread along the sides of their palm with equal spacing between them.
Assume jointed digits like those of a human, but you know, radial.
Edit: Additional pondering, how would grip-strength be affected by such a setup?
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Round objects would be preferred. They'd probably hold cups from the bottom. That would change how their things would be designed more than anything else. They'd like things like stick shifts and levers with knobs more than, say, a steering wheel.
I don't think they'd have too much issue with picking up things. Simply, instead of using all their fingers, they'd only use a few. Go ahead and pick up your pencil with just your thumb and pinkie fingers. Fairly easy and straightforward. This would be how they would grip "Irregular" objects. If a finger can't wrap around it, just put it out of the way.
Manipulating objects would also be done with limited numbers of fingers. You don't necessarily need to grip everything.
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