Vertical staggering matches human finger physiology

Because the human middle finger is drastically longer than the pinky, standard horizontal keyboard staggering forces unnatural lateral wrist movements. Columnar stagger fixes this, proving that Ergonomic hardware reduces physical cognitive load.¹

Footnotes

1. Marklin, R. W., et al. (1999). Effect of keyboard layout on wrist kinematics. Ergonomics. ↩