Why not? They help flyers. <g>

It's basic eye hand coordination. This new generation is growing up with
better fine motor skills but unfortunately they have no comprehension of
holding onto the monkey bars. Each generation is a little different.
Bev

Many years ago we had a computer game called
"Battle of Britain".  It was a combat flight simulator
in which you took off in a Spitfire and battled hordes
of German fighters.  After much practice I got to the
point where I could fly around, shoot at some
Messerschmidts, and land without getting too badly
shot up - sometimes.

One day I went down into our basement and found
our 14 year old son watching TV, talking to a friend
on the phone held in one hand, and playing BoB with
the other.  I watched, amazed, as he cleared the sky
of Germans without missing a cue on the phone or
losing track of the show on TV.

When it was over I asked him, "How could you do that?"
He looked at me, puzzled, and asked, "Do what?"

Perhaps medicine lost a great practitioner when he
became an electrical engineer.  Or maybe we just need
more 14 year old surgeons.

   Alan