Well, pretty soon they were barraged with enraged letters, death threats, ban on the topic in a number of scientific journals, coming from irate left-handers and their advocates, and they were literally afraid to open their mail because of the venom and vituperation that they had inadvertently inspired.
Visai drīz viņus appludināja dusmīgas vēstules, nāves draudi, aizliegums publicēties vairākos zinātniskos žurnālos, ko veicināja nokaitināti kreiļi un viņu advokāti, un viņiem patiešām bija bail pārlasīt korespondenci visas nesen ieelpotās indes un nopēlumu dēļ.