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Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Study: Human Face Evolved to Withstand Punches
"The researchers found that bones that suffer the highest rates of fractures in fights are the same parts of the skull that exhibited the greatest increase in sturdiness during the evolution of our early human relatives. These bones are also the parts of the skull that show the greatest difference between males and females in both australopiths and humans today."
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"Our research is about peace," Morgan explained. "We seek to explore, understand, and confront humankind's violent and aggressive tendencies."
"Peace begins with ourselves and is ultimately achieved through disciplined self-analysis and an understanding of where we've come from as a species. Through our research we hope to look ourselves in the mirror and begin the difficult work of changing ourselves for the better."
Apparently over the millennia, lots of people deserved punches in the face.
I can think of a few in the present day who similarly deserve the same treatment.
The more things change, the more things stay the same.
Punches in the face where the first short cuts?
I don't know, I thought that was funny when I thought of it.
Just don't hit the face.
Why the face? I'm asking my self.
The sight of blood dripping from the face must have created a very impressive display in favor of the puncher, urging it's repetition, as opposed to getting hit somewhere else where the only visible sign would maybe only be a grunt or something less impressive than a grunt.
A swift punch to the human nose will, more often than not, end a disagreement.
Also:
"What were our prehistoric ancestors fighting about? Based on human behavior today and other primate behavior, it's likely that they often fought over mates, territory and other resources. They also might have just gotten on each other's nerves. After all, some were often cooped up for periods of time in caves and rock shelters."
I hope someone gets a copy of that study to the Yąnomamö so they can finally get with the program.
Many blog commenters are introverts who coop themselves up in man caves, basements, and cubicles for hours on end. Getting out more can lead to peace and friendship.
Lem, may we have a vote? I think concern trolling should go down in defeat. It kills the ambiance.
Did knuckles evolve for delivering punches during the same period?
God loves woodpeckers and intelligently designed them to be happy.
Did knuckles evolve for delivering punches during the same period?
Yes, according to the article. When our ancestors gained the ability to make a fist (Opposable thumbs) the boney structure of the hominid face began to change and the change was more pronounced in the males of the species.
Evidently we have been beating the crap out of each other for millions of years.
:-)
Lem, here's an example of someone having firearms for self-defense using them effectively. Thought you might be interested given all the hullabaloo around the shooting in Vegas the other day.
This might be better as Haz bait, though.
Too bad the body didn't also evolve kevlar.
Lem, here's an example of someone having firearms for self-defense using them effectively.
I love a story with a happy ending.
It reminds me of this film clip
Wrong rec room Watch to the end.
:-)
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Thanks for reading the article for me, DBQ!
I wondered, because it still doesn't seem like knuckles fare well in fights, but then again, neither do faces. The "before" evolution fist fights must have been REALLY ugly.
OT: Don't know if you're seeing the effects, Lem, but Feedly is undergoing a denial of service attack that has taken the popular RSS aggregator offline. I had to navigate to my LLL fix the hard way today!
I'm working, can't check nothing out right now. Checking in here via phone.
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