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That Pepsi you bought because it looked refreshing? Hand model. That cheap microwave you bought at Walmart, fully intending to cook nothing but Hot Pockets in it? Hand model. That 18.5-inch horse dildo you've been thinking about pulling the trigger on? Hand model. You get the idea -- pretty much everything you've ever bought has been sold with a hand model at some point.

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Without them, the only way you would know how to handle that thing would be to work behind the scenes at Seabiscuit.

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A couple hand models end up famous or, at least, people of interest. Apple fans are oddly obsessed with the hands that model Apple products, and the woman who held the other kind of apple on the cover of the first Twilight novel does the convention circuit to sign autographs and pose with fans.

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Sadly, the apple died in a motorcycle accident shortly after the shoot.

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But, for the most part, they're just normal people you never think of, yet see absolutely everywhere. Adele talked about how it's surreal to walk out into the world and see your hand plastered on a massive billboard. It's just one of those jobs that quietly influences your life on a daily basis, even if you've never given it more than an offhand thought.

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You can check out Adele's blog and portfolio here, Susan's here, and Doreen's here. You can also visit Mark's website.

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