Pointless?

I've never quite understood the point of fingerless gloves. Its a scientific fact that ones extremities are the first to get cold with a drop in temperature. Hence if its cold enough to warrant wearing something on ones hands, then it stands to reason that the finger should be covered. Perhaps I need to come up with a pattern for palmless mitts or something.

In anycase, I did crank these babies out in about 2 hours. I bought the yarn in Montreal. Pretty though, aren't they?