NationStates Jolt Archive

From Discover magazine, these are all useless body parts:

Wisdom Teeth
Third Eyelid
Vomeronasal Organ
Extrinsic Ear Muscles
Darwin's Point
Neck Rib
Palmaris Muscle
Erector Pili
Body Hair
Thirteenth Rib
Pyramidalis
Male Uterus
Female Vas Deferens
Fifth Toe
Plantaris Muscle
Appendix
Male Nipples
Subclavius Muscle
Coccyx
Paranasal Sinuses

i think that pretty much covers it.

From Discover magazine, these are all useless body parts:

Male Nipples

Did you know men can actually nurse?

sadly yes

Nipples

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA*dies laughing*

From Discover magazine, these are all useless body parts:

Male Nipples

Did you know men can actually nurse?

Yeah, the article actually mentioned that.

what about a spleen?

You can live without it. and I have never heard of Speen transplant surgery.

what about a spleen?

You can live without it. and I have never heard of Speen transplant surgery.

Yeah, but it serves a function.

I think it makes blood or something like that, I'm not sure.

Edit: If it does make blood, do you think wrestlers get their spleens removed and then bleed themselves so they weigh less?

it's a redundant white blood cell factory.

I like my nipples and would like to keep them... :oops:

I like my nipples and would like to keep them... :oops:

No, they're mine.

Give them to me now.

Well, until my exams are over, I don't think I'll be needing my arms. For the love of god someone remove them!

Body Hair


Strange definition of useless that they are working with - how does regulating body temperature come under the category of 'useless'?

EDIT: or indeed, for that matter, 'secondary sexual characteristic used to attract a mate'?

Body Hair


Strange definition of useless that they are working with - how does regulating body temperature come under the category of 'useless'?

EDIT: or indeed, for that matter, 'secondary sexual characteristic used to attract a mate'?

They say that some hair does serve a purpose, but most of the hair we have does not.

Bah arms and legs who needs em :twisted:


we can all crawl

Wait a second.

Is this whole "male uterus" thing a surprise to anyone else?

Wait a second.

Is this whole "male uterus" thing a surprise to anyone else?

lol

"A remnant of an undeveloped female reproductive organ hangs off the male prostate gland"

BOdy hear does serve a purpose - it preseves bacteria that is useful to the skin

MALES CAN NURSE!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! WAHAHA! Wow, that's FUNNY!! LMAO HAHAHAH!

good one

From Discover magazine, these are all useless body parts:


Appendix


Actually, there was a piece in Nature that suggests that the Appendix aids the immune system, and so while not necessary, it isn't 'useless'.

From Discover magazine, these are all useless body parts:


Appendix


Actually, there was a piece in Nature that suggests that the Appendix aids the immune system, and so while not necessary, it isn't 'useless'.
No, that was referring to the list itself, which accompanied the article. :D

MALES CAN NURSE!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! WAHAHA! Wow, that's FUNNY!! LMAO HAHAHAH!

Yup. They can. Do some research.

For example:
http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/milkmen.htm

Erector Pili

Why is the writer so down on hair being used to regulate the temperature of the body?

Darwin's Point

Not really useless, but not necessary, I'll grant that. the outer ear has tohave some kind of shape if it is to help in locating the origin of sounds, and Darwin's Point is one of those features. True, the ear coudl be a different shape, and still fucntion, but to label the current pattern of the ear as useless is stretching the definition somewhat.

How about nails?

How about nails?

They serve for scratching and gripping and stuff like that.

see my rasputin thread. i think that body part is pretty useless for him now. :lol:

How about nails?

They serve for scratching and gripping and stuff like that.

& playing stringed musical instruments.

How about nails?

They serve for scratching and gripping and stuff like that.

& playing stringed musical instruments.

I managed to play the cello pretty well even though I bite my nails really low.

How about nails?

They serve for scratching and gripping and stuff like that.

& playing stringed musical instruments.

I managed to play the cello pretty well even though I bite my nails really low.

Sorry, I made that brief post and then thought to myself 'bet I'll have to explain that one'... it was an example of an action which is not necessary to the human, but is useful in manipulating the world around us. In classical guitar the nails are often used to pluck the strings, and in clawhammer banjo the nail is used to strike the strings. Just saying 'frailing and plucking' would have been as obscure as my original post.

Gotcha.

I was thinking "Maybe he's just talking about guitars and the like".

I know a dude with a tail...
a real tail....

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That shape and size...if the ascii worked....
When I first saw it, I felt ill, and immediately recognised the absence of any kind of god.
I think I need a hug just talking about it.

I know a dude with a tail...
a real tail....

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That shape and size...
When I first saw it, I felt ill, and immediately recognised the absence of any kind of god.
I think I need a hug just talking about it.

*Hugs*

Shhh, shhh, it's ok now. That's all behind you (get it, behind you).

Body Hair


Strange definition of useless that they are working with - how does regulating body temperature come under the category of 'useless'?

EDIT: or indeed, for that matter, 'secondary sexual characteristic used to attract a mate'?

Hmm.

Does *anyone* find excess body hair sexually attractive? :?

I know a dude with a tail...
a real tail....

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That shape and size...if the ascii worked....
When I first saw it, I felt ill, and immediately recognised the absence of any kind of god.
I think I need a hug just talking about it.
Whats wrong with a tail?

Body Hair


Strange definition of useless that they are working with - how does regulating body temperature come under the category of 'useless'?

EDIT: or indeed, for that matter, 'secondary sexual characteristic used to attract a mate'?

Hmm.

Does *anyone* find excess body hair sexually attractive? :?
And if we did?

You got me on nails. Little toe? Lips?

The spleen still works apparently

thats a point. wtrf are lips for? i'm sure you could speak without them.

where would we put our lippy without any lips? I'm sure kissing wouldn't be as much fun without lips either.

what about the brain?

what about the brain?

That's right. George Bush doesn't seem to use his for much.

:headbang:

PT