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Haptic communication -- communication through the medium of touch and movement -- has been little studied. Indeed, most of us have probably never considered these senses as a source of communication. A recent study, by isolating pairs of people from the more usual means of communication -- sight and sound -- and requiring the pairs to work cooperatively, has found that, despite the perceived difficulty of coordinating their actions, most pairs performed significantly faster than individuals doing the same task. Moreover, most quickly developed a cooperative strategy. This despite the fact that many thought the other person interfered with them, and most were unaware that they had adopted a cooperative strategy. It seems likely that haptic communication is far more common than we realize.