Thread: What's with the weird hands in LD's?

I always assumed it had something to do with the fact that our hands and faces are something we see everyday. Because these things about us tend to remain very much the same, any derivation from normal just tends to stand out. When I see myself as distorted, I'm either under the influence of drugs, or I'm dreaming.

Although I have seen crazy nonsense hands before, the reality check can be as simple as noticing the cut you currently have on your actual hand, isn't present on your dream hand.